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Commune in Occitanie, France Commune in Occitania, France
Arquettes-en-Val
Commune
The Town HallThe Town Hall
Coat of arms of Arquettes-en-ValCoat of arms
Location of Arquettes-en-Val
Arquettes-en-Val is located in FranceArquettes-en-ValArquettes-en-ValShow map of FranceArquettes-en-Val is located in OccitanieArquettes-en-ValArquettes-en-ValShow map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°06′14″N 2°30′11″E / 43.104°N 2.5031°E / 43.104; 2.5031
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Montagne d'Alaric
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Pech
Area9.31 km (3.59 sq mi)
Population79
 • Density8.5/km (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code11016 /11220
Elevation195–561 m (640–1,841 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arquettes-en-Val (French pronunciation: [aʁkɛt ɑ̃ val] ; Occitan: Arquetas) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The commune is one of the rare ones in France that are free of debt.

Geography

A Street in Arquettes-en-Val

Arquettes-sur-Val is located some 16 km south-east of Carcassonne and 4 km south-west of Montlaur. Access to the commune is by the D42 road from Palaja in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Serviès-en-Val. The D114 goes north-east from Serviès-en-Val to form part of the eastern border of the commune before joining the D3. The D714 road connects the D3 east of the commune to the village. The D310 goes south-west from the village to Villetritouls. The commune is rugged and forested in the north-west giving way to farmland in the south-east.

The Ruisseau des Lys rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tributaries. The Ruisseau de Jonquiere rises near the village and flows south-east. The Ruisseau de Lanes rises in the north-west of the commune and also flows south-west gathering many tributaries. All of the streams join the Sou south-west of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Places adjacent to Arquettes-en-Val
Fajac-en-Val Pradelles-en-Val Montlaur
Arquettes-en-Val
Villar-en-Val Villetritouls Serviès-en-Val

History

Heraldry

Arms of Arquettes-en-Val
Arms of Arquettes-en-Val
 Blazon:

Argent, 2 bends of Sable.



Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors

From To Name
1983 2001 Georges Bouges
2001 2008 Bruno Séguy
2008 2010 Lionel Carabosa
2010 2014 Bruno Séguy
2014 2026 André Pech

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arquettois or Arquettoises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 114—    
1800 143+3.29%
1806 165+2.41%
1821 171+0.24%
1831 178+0.40%
1836 203+2.66%
1841 185−1.84%
1846 208+2.37%
1851 193−1.49%
1856 183−1.06%
1861 179−0.44%
1866 183+0.44%
1872 171−1.12%
1876 184+1.85%
1881 269+7.89%
1886 274+0.37%
1891 236−2.94%
1896 238+0.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 269+2.48%
1906 262−0.53%
1911 234−2.24%
1921 207−1.22%
1926 228+1.95%
1931 207−1.91%
1936 208+0.10%
1946 158−2.71%
1954 211+3.68%
1962 172−2.52%
1968 148−2.47%
1975 114−3.66%
1982 118+0.49%
1990 111−0.76%
1999 96−1.60%
2007 94−0.26%
2012 91−0.65%
2017 79−2.79%
Source: EHESS and INSEE
A Wayside Cross in Arquettes-en-Val

Religious heritage

Entrance to the Church

The Church contains a Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Bourse de Corporal (17th century) which are registered as an historical object.

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Oliver de Termes (1200-1274), Lord of Termes and Arquettes-en-Val.
  • Émile Pouytès, born at Rieux-Minervois on 1 June 1924, died at Montredon-des-Corbières on 4 March 1976. a winemaker in Arquettes-en-Val who attended a viticultural protest by winegrowers and was killed. There is a commemoration on the 1st Sunday of March at the Montredon-des-Corbières bridge.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "La Depeche" Article 24 January 2012 (in French)
  4. ^ Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
  7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arquettes-en-Val, EHESS (in French).
  8. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001713 Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Bourse de Corporal (in French)
  10. "10,000 in France Attend Funeral Of a Winegrower Killed in Clash", by Flora Lewis, The New York Times, March 7, 1976, p. 2

External links

Communes of the Aude department
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