Artigues, Aude
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A general view of Artigues | |
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| Coordinates: 42°48′00″N 2°13′00″E / 42.8°N 2.2167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
| Intercommunality | CC Pyrénées Audoises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Mounié[1] |
Area 1 | 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 72 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11017 /11140 |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Artigues (French pronunciation: [aʁtiɡ] ⓘ; Occitan: Artigas) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography
Artigues is located some 10 km south by south-east of Quillan and 2 km west of Axat. Access to the commune is by the D83 road from Axat in the east passing through the village and continuing west then south by a tortuous route to Le Clat. The commune is rugged and heavily forested but with a little farming activity near the village.[3]
The river Aude forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north. The Ruisseau de l'Esteille rises in the south of the commune and flows east to join the Aude east of the commune. The Ruisseau de la Fage rises in the south of the commune and flows north to join the Ruisseau d'Artigues just south of the village which flows east to join the Aude.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
| The official status of the blazon remains to be determined
Blazon:
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Christian Domingo | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Serge Mounié | PS |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguais or Artiguaises in French.[5]
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Sites and monuments
- The Church of Saint-Nicolas (1830);
- The Gorge of Saint-Georges, with cliffs 300m high;
- The Col du Garabeil.
Church Picture Gallery
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Artigues Church Interior
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Baptismal Font from 1648
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A statue of Joan of Arc in the Church
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Stained Glass in the Church
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artigues, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Artigues on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arugues on the 1750 Cassini Map