Alaigne

Alaigne
Coat of arms
Alaigne
Location within Occitanie region  Alaigne
Coordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°ECoordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	Alaigne
Intercommunality	Coteaux du Razès
Government
• Mayor (2001–2020)	Jean Perrillou
Area^1	13.86 km^2 (5.35 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	339
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11004 / 11240
Elevation	244–444 m (801–1,457 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Alaigne (Alanha in Occitan) is a French commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alaignois or Alaignoises'^[1]

Geography

The commune is located some 10 km north-west of Limoux and 20 km east of Mirepoix. A number of district roads all converge on the village of Alaigne: the D102 south from Belveze-du-Razes, the D702 west from Routier, the D102 north-west from Limoux, and the D52 which comes east from Bellegarde-du-Razes then continues south to Villelongue-d'Aude.^[2]

The village itself is a traditional Circulade located in the historical region of Razès.

The commune is mostly farmland with a few scattered forests. There are no villages or hamlets other than Alaigne.

Neighbouring communes and towns^[2]

Heraldry

This is the arms of the last Archbishop of Narbonne, Arthur Richard Dillon. The communes of Bize-Minervois, Gruissan, Pieusse, and Routier which were also strongholds of the Archbishop of Narbonne have the same arms. Blazon: Argent, a lion passant of gules between three crescents 2 and 1 the same.[3]

History

Before the Revolution, Alaigne was a part of Pieusse and Routier was a barony of the Archbishop of Narbonne.^[4]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne^[5]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1906	1912	Urbain Frontil		Consul General
2001	2020	Jean Perrillou

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 340 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
520	468	562	514	480	523	524	533	533

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
542	545	467	508	503	517	559	598	578

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
552	585	573	515	476	503	466	448	385

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
406	385	366	330	290	300	327	340	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

• The Porte de Papi Fortified door (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[6]

Religious heritage

• The Cemetery contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funeral Stèle (1668)^[7]
  • A Funeral Stèle (16th century)^[8]
  • A Funeral Stèle (17th century)^[9]
  • 2 Funeral Stèles (16th century)^[10]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre es Liens contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Chalice with Paten (18th century)^[11]
  • A Chalice with Paten (1798 & 1809)^[12]
  • 2 Stoups (18th century)^[13]
  • The facing of the Altar and the communion table (18th century)^[14]
  • A Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (17th century)^[15]

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

External links

• Alaigne on the National Geographic Institute website
• Alaigne on Lion1906
• Alaigne on Google Maps
• Alaigne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Alaigne on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Alaigne on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Aude (French)
2. Google Maps
3. Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (French)
4. Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.
5. List of Mayors of France (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (French)