Alaigne

Alaigne
Commune
The church in Alaigne
The church in Alaigne
Coat of arms of Alaigne
Coat of arms
Location of Alaigne
Alaigne is located in France
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Alaigne
Alaigne
Location within France
Alaigne is located in Occitanie
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Alaigne
Alaigne
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°E / 43.1022; 2.0917
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementLimoux
CantonLa Piège au Razès
IntercommunalityLimouxin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Périllou
Area
1
13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Highest elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Lowest elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2023)
327
 • Density23.6/km2 (61.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11004 /11240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alaigne (French pronunciation: [alɛɲ] ⓘ; Occitan: Alanha) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

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 Belvèze-du-Razès, the D702 west from Routier, the D102 north-west from Limoux, and the D52 which comes east from Bellegarde-du-Razès then continues south to Villelongue-d'Aude.

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

Located in the AOP Malepere wine growing area, the commune is mostly vineyards and farmland for wheat, rape and sunflowers with a few scattered forests. There are no villages or hamlets other than Alaigne.

Neighbouring communes and towns

Heraldry

Arms of Alaigne
Arms of Alaigne
 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.



History

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

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne

FromToNamePartyPosition
19061912Urbain FrontilGeneral Councillor
20012026Jean Périllou

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alaignois or Alaignoises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 385—    
1975 366−0.72%
1982 330−1.47%
1990 290−1.60%
1999 300+0.38%
2007 337+1.46%
2012 343+0.35%
2017 326−1.01%
2023 327+0.05%
Source: INSEE

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

Religious heritage

  • The Cemetery contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Funeral Stèle (1668)
    • A Funeral Stèle (16th century)
    • A Funeral Stèle (17th century)
    • 2 Funeral Stèles (16th century)
  • 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)
    • A Chalice with Paten (1798 & 1809)
    • 2 Stoups (18th century)
    • The facing of the Altar and the communion table (18th century)
    • A Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (17th century)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps
  4. ↑ Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (in French)
  5. ↑ Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.
  6. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  7. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
  8. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (in French)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (in French)
  11. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (in French)
  12. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (in French)
  13. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (in French)
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (in French)
  15. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (in French)
  16. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (in French)
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (in French)
  18. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (in French)