Airoux

Airoux (Occitan: Airós) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Airoux
Commune
The main road in Airoux
Coat of arms
Location of Airoux
Airoux
Airoux
Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLe Bassin chaurien
IntercommunalityCastelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Cédric Malrieu
Area
1
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
163
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11002 /11320
Elevation165–251 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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises[2]

Geography

Localisation

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]

Map of Airoux and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry
Arms of Airoux
 Blazon:

Azur with three pales argent in chief the same.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Airoux[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935
FromToNamePartyPosition
17511754Jacques Melix
17541766Antoine Blou
17661772Jacques Gacher
17721784Pierre Briane
17841790Charles Pontnau
17901792Antoine Biou
17931795M. Bourdil
17951799Jean Mazieres
17991808Jean Pontnau
18081814Jean Raymond Milhes
18231830Barthélémy Bessiere
18301831Emmanuel Denat
18311840Jean Raymond Monier
18401846Emmanuel Denat
18461848Jacques Blou
18481852Jean Pierre Milhes
18521870Jacques Milhes
18701871Jean Pierre Milhes
18711878Jacques Milhes
18781908Raymond Milhes
19081919Antonin Desplats
19191935Joseph Marty
Mayors from 1935
FromToNamePartyPosition
19351945Maurice Geli
19451989Pierre Geli
19892014Laurent Geli
20142020Cédric Malrieu

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006126—    
2007126+0.0%
2008126+0.0%
2009129+2.4%
2010128−0.8%
2011138+7.8%
2012147+6.5%
2013157+6.8%
2014159+1.3%
2015159+0.0%
2016161+1.3%

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the commune is younger than the average for the Aude department.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Airoux and Aude Department in 2017

AirouxAude
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years182217.415.4
15 to 29 Years171314.813.3
30 to 44 Years242416.916.7
45 to 59 Years201820.620.2
60 to 74 Years161620.420.5
75 to 89 Years569.011.6
90 Years+011.02.2

Source: INSEE[5][6]

Sites and monuments
Cemetery Cross at Airoux

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Chateau of Airoux (16th century)[7]
  • A Cemetery Cross (16th century)[8]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
    3. IGN Map on Géoportail
    4. List of Mayors of France
    5. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Airoux (11002)
    6. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Aude (11)
    7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102508 Chateau of Aroux (in French)
    8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102509 Cemetery Cross (in French)
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