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Airoux

Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E / 43.3667°N 1.8667°E / 43.3667; 1.8667
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Airoux
The main road in Airoux
The main road in Airoux
Coat of arms of Airoux
Location of Airoux
Map
Airoux is located in France
Airoux
Airoux
Airoux is located in Occitanie
Airoux
Airoux
Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°52′00″E / 43.3667°N 1.8667°E / 43.3667; 1.8667
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLe Bassin chaurien
IntercommunalityCastelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cédric Malrieu[1]
Area
1
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
176
 • Density32/km2 (83/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 (French pronunciation: [ɛʁu] ; Occitan: Airós) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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Localisation

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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

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Arms of Airoux
Arms of Airoux
Blazon:

Azur with three pales argent in chief the same.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Airoux[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935
From To Name Party Position
1751 1754 Jacques Melix
1754 1766 Antoine Blou
1766 1772 Jacques Gacher
1772 1784 Pierre Briane
1784 1790 Charles Pontnau
1790 1792 Antoine Biou
1793 1795 M. Bourdil
1795 1799 Jean Mazieres
1799 1808 Jean Pontnau
1808 1814 Jean Raymond Milhes
1823 1830 Barthélémy Bessiere
1830 1831 Emmanuel Denat
1831 1840 Jean Raymond Monier
1840 1846 Emmanuel Denat
1846 1848 Jacques Blou
1848 1852 Jean Pierre Milhes
1852 1870 Jacques Milhes
1870 1871 Jean Pierre Milhes
1871 1878 Jacques Milhes
1878 1908 Raymond Milhes
1908 1919 Antonin Desplats
1919 1935 Joseph Marty
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

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 142—    
1975 112−3.33%
1982 100−1.61%
1990 110+1.20%
1999 126+1.52%
2007 126+0.00%
2012 147+3.13%
2017 163+2.09%
Source: INSEE[6]

Distribution of Age Groups

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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

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Cemetery Cross at Airoux

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

  • The Chateau of Airoux (16th century)[8]
  • A Cemetery Cross (16th century)[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c IGN Map on Géoportail
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
  6. ^ a b 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)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102509 Cemetery Cross (in French)
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