Airoux

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Airoux
The main road in Airoux
The main road in Airoux
Coat of arms of Airoux
Location of Airoux
Airoux is located in France
Airoux
Airoux
Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E / 43.3667°N 1.8667°E / 43.3667; 1.8667Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E / 43.3667°N 1.8667°E / 43.3667; 1.8667
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLe Bassin chaurien
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cédric Malrieu[1]
Area
1
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
165
 • Density30/km2 (78/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.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

Map of Airoux and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes and villages[]

[4]

Heraldry[]

Arms of Airoux
Blazon:

Azur with three pales argent in chief the same.



Administration[]

List of Successive Mayors of Airoux[5]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935
Mayors from 1935
From To Name Party Position
1935 1945 Maurice Geli
1945 1989 Pierre Geli
1989 2014 Laurent Geli
2014 2020 Cédric 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%
2018165+2.5%

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

Airoux Aude
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 18 22 17.4 15.4
15 to 29 Years 17 13 14.8 13.3
30 to 44 Years 24 24 16.9 16.7
45 to 59 Years 20 18 20.6 20.2
60 to 74 Years 16 16 20.4 20.5
75 to 89 Years 5 6 9.0 11.6
90 Years+ 0 1 1.0 2.2

Source: INSEE[6][7]

Sites and monuments[]

Cemetery Cross at Airoux

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

  • The Chateau of Airoux (16th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[8]
  • A Cemetery Cross (16th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[9]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Aude department
  • County of Razès
  • Cantons of the Aude department
  • Arrondissements of the Aude department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c IGN Map on Géoportail
  5. ^ List of Mayors of France
  6. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Airoux (11002)
  7. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Aude (11)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102508 Chateau of Aroux (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102509 Cemetery Cross (in French)Camera aabb.svg

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