Conques-sur-Orbiel
Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
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The church and surroundings in Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
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Location of Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
Conques-sur-Orbiel Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′14″N 2°24′09″E / 43.2706°N 2.4025°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Orbiel |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Juste[1] |
Area 1 | 25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,523 |
| • Density | 100.6/km2 (260.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11099 /11600 |
| Elevation | 101–286 m (331–938 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Conques-sur-Orbiel (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃k syʁ ɔʁbjɛl] ⓘ; Occitan: Concas, before 1962: Conques)[3] is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,662 | — |
| 1975 | 1,692 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 1,786 | +0.78% |
| 1990 | 2,043 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 2,061 | +0.10% |
| 2007 | 2,269 | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 2,435 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 2,525 | +0.73% |
| 2023 | 2,523 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Chapel
About 2 km north of the town lies a chapel constructed in 1885 for property owner Camille Don de Cépian and designed by Gabriel Pasquier. The chapel is crumbling but was recently stabilized.[5]
2018 Flood
In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated when the river flooded after intense rain. 12 people were killed, including a nun.[6] Natural deposits of high arsenic content were disturbed & spread by these flood waters, levels of 100 ug/L have been subsequently measured in affected areas.
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.
- ^ Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, p. 4771.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Travaux de sécurisation à la chapelle de Vic, La Dépêche du Midi, 2016-11-28
- ^ France hit by worst flash floods in over a century, killing at least 12 including a nun, ABC News Online, 2018-10-16
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conques-sur-Orbiel.
- SENIORBIEL - Seniors Conques sur Orbiel
- Conques-sur-Orbiel sur le site de l'Institut géographique national