Auriac, Aude
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Auriac | |
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 The road into Auriac | |
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| Coordinates: 42°55′56″N 2°29′34″E / 42.9322°N 2.4928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Les Corbières |
| Intercommunality | CC Région Lézignanaise Corbières Minervois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Sutra[1] |
Area 1 | 20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 33 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11020 /11330 |
| Elevation | 356–907 m (1,168–2,976 ft) (avg. 568 m or 1,864 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auriac (French pronunciation: [oʁjak] ⓘ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
The commune is located in the Corbières Massif some 35 km south-east of Limoux and 15 km east of Arques. Access to the commune is by the D212 road which branches from the D613 west of Mouthoumet and goes south through the commune by a tortuous route then continues south to join the D10 north-east of Soulatgé. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Savugnan in the south-west and La Grave north of the village. The whole of the commune is rugged and heavily forested.[3]
Many streams rise all over the commune and flow northwards to join the Orbieu which flows through the commune from south-west to north to eventually join the Aude near Raissac-d'Aude.[3]
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Heraldry
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The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.
Blazon:
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Yvette Fabre |
| 2014 | 2020 | Jean Simon |
| 2020 | 2026 | Bernard Sutra |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auriacois or Auriacoises in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Ruins of a Chateau (11th century)
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Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
