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Airoux | |
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 The main road in Airoux | |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E / 43.3667°N 1.8667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | Le Bassin chaurien |
| Intercommunality | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Malrieu[1] |
Area 1 | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 201 |
| • Density | 36.6/km2 (94.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11002 /11320 |
| Elevation | 165–251 m (541–823 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Airoux (French pronunciation: [ɛʁu] ⓘ; Occitan: Airós) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography
[edit]Localisation
[edit]Airoux is within the urban area of Castelnaudary situated in the Lauragais on the Rigole de la plaine. It is located some 5 km north-west of Castelnaudary and 15 km south-east of Villefranche-de-Lauragais. It can be accessed on road D217 from Labastide-d'Anjou in the south through the village and continuing north-east to Soupex. There is also the D1 road from Montmaur in the northwest which also passes through the village and continues south-east to Ricaud. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.[3]
Numerous streams cover the entire commune with the Rigole of the Canal du Midi passing through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. An unnamed watercourse forms the whole western border between the Rigole and the Fresquel river which forms the southern border of the commune. Numerous other unnamed streams and watercourses flow to the Fresquel from the commune to the south, south-east, and east.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
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Blazon: Azur with three pales argent in chief the same.
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Administration
[edit]List of Successive Mayors of Airoux[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1751 | 1754 | Jacques Melix | ||
| 1754 | 1766 | Antoine Blou | ||
| 1766 | 1772 | Jacques Gacher | ||
| 1772 | 1784 | Pierre Briane | ||
| 1784 | 1790 | Charles Pontnau | ||
| 1790 | 1792 | Antoine Biou | ||
| 1793 | 1795 | M. Bourdil | ||
| 1795 | 1799 | Jean Mazieres | ||
| 1799 | 1808 | Jean Pontnau | ||
| 1808 | 1814 | Jean Raymond Milhes | ||
| 1823 | 1830 | Barthélémy Bessiere | ||
| 1830 | 1831 | Emmanuel Denat | ||
| 1831 | 1840 | Jean Raymond Monier | ||
| 1840 | 1846 | Emmanuel Denat | ||
| 1846 | 1848 | Jacques Blou | ||
| 1848 | 1852 | Jean Pierre Milhes | ||
| 1852 | 1870 | Jacques Milhes | ||
| 1870 | 1871 | Jean Pierre Milhes | ||
| 1871 | 1878 | Jacques Milhes | ||
| 1878 | 1908 | Raymond Milhes | ||
| 1908 | 1919 | Antonin Desplats | ||
| 1919 | 1935 | Joseph Marty |
- Mayors from 1935
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1945 | Maurice Geli | ||
| 1945 | 1989 | Pierre Geli | ||
| 1989 | 2014 | Laurent Geli | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Cédric Malrieu |
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises in French.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 142 | — |
| 1975 | 112 | −3.33% |
| 1982 | 100 | −1.61% |
| 1990 | 110 | +1.20% |
| 1999 | 126 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 126 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 147 | +3.13% |
| 2017 | 163 | +2.09% |
| 2023 | 201 | +3.55% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sites and monuments
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The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 IGN Map on Géoportail
- ↑ List of Mayors of France
- ↑ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102508 Chateau of Aroux (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102509 Cemetery Cross (in French)
External links
[edit]- Airoux on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Areons on the 1750 Cassini Map
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