Vignevieille

Vignevieille (Languedocien: Vinhavièlha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.

Vignevieille
Commune
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort
Coat of arms
Location of Vignevieille
Vignevieille Vignevieille
Coordinates: 43°00′24″N 2°31′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Les Corbières
Intercommunality	Massif de Mouthoumet
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Guillot
Area ^1	16.72 km^2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	105
• Density	6.3/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11409 /11330
Elevation	190–694 m (623–2,277 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières Massif.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	240	—
1800	240	+0.0%
1806	300	+25.0%
1821	299	−0.3%
1831	372	+24.4%
1836	306	−17.7%
1841	341	+11.4%
1846	346	+1.5%
1851	312	−9.8%
1856	301	−3.5%
1861	310	+3.0%
1866	282	−9.0%
1872	272	−3.5%
1876	248	−8.8%
1881	221	−10.9%
1886	292	+32.1%
1891	246	−15.8%
1896	242	−1.6%
1901	212	−12.4%
1906	210	−0.9%
1911	204	−2.9%
1921	183	−10.3%
1926	152	−16.9%
1931	158	+3.9%
1936	110	−30.4%
1946	127	+15.5%
1954	120	−5.5%
1962	92	−23.3%
1968	112	+21.7%
1975	95	−15.2%
1982	78	−17.9%
1990	75	−3.8%
1999	72	−4.0%
2008	99	+37.5%

Sights

• Ruins of the Château de Durfort
• Fountain built in 1897. The round basin is of pink marble from the Pic de Berles quarry situated in the communes of Vignevieille and Salza. At the centre is a column with the inscription: République Française, 1897, Jouve. The fountain runs permanently, even in drought.

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.