Peyriac-Minervois
Peyriac-Minervois | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Peyriac-Minervois | |
  Peyriac-Minervois Location within France  Peyriac-Minervois Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′32″N 2°34′05″E / 43.2922°N 2.5681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | Le Haut-Minervois |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denise Gils[1] |
Area 1 | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,123 |
| • Density | 110.2/km2 (285.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11286 /11160 |
| Elevation | 105–221 m (344–725 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Peyriac-Minervois (Peiriac de Menerbés in occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Historically and culturally speaking, the commune is in the Minervois country, a land of rolling hills with a reputation for its wine production. Peyriac-Minervois is under a mediterranean climate and is drained by the Argent-Double river.
Peyriac-Minervois is a rural commune of 1 177 inhabitants in 2020, that has lived a great population increase since 1975 thanks to its position in Carcassonne's area of attraction.
Points of interest include Peyriac's castle and historical centre, the Argent-Double river's banks, as well as the monument to peace and to Louis Barthas's work.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,054 | — |
| 1975 | 1,041 | −0.18% |
| 1982 | 1,033 | −0.11% |
| 1990 | 1,053 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | −0.57% |
| 2007 | 1,048 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 1,113 | +1.21% |
| 2017 | 1,139 | +0.46% |
| 2023 | 1,123 | −0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable residents
- Louis Barthas (1879–1952), socialist, anti-militarist, barrelmaker and World War I diarist
- Hippolyte Babou (1824-1878), journalist, critic and novelist
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See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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