Albières

Albières
Albières
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	Albières
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Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Mouthoumet
Intercommunality	Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Jacques Villefranque
Area1	17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	98
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11007 / 11330
Elevation	371–823 m (1,217–2,700 ft); (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Albières is a French commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albiérois or Albiéroises^[1]

Geography

File:Albieres, Street.JPG

An Albières street

Albières is a remote commune high in the mountains some 40 km south by south-east of Carcassonne and 40 km west by south west of Port-la-Nouvelle in a direct line. The road distance is substantially more. The D129 road running north-west from Pont d'Orbieau forms the north-eastern border of the commune but to enter the commune the D613 road branches off this road heading south-west to the village of Albières. The D613 continues west through the commune to Arques and is the only access route to the commune. There is quite an extensive network of small mountain roads in the commune. The commune is mountainous with alpine vegetation, no farming areas, and some forested areas.

There are many streams flowing through the commune with the Ruisseau d'Albières flowing through the village and north, joined by several other streams and joining L'Orbieu river which flows northwards to join the Aude near Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and towns^[2]

Heraldry

Arms of Albières	Blazon: Or, fess fusilly in gules and Or.

Administration

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Albières Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Albières^[3]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1938

From	To	Name
1791	1791	Blaise Calmont
1792	1793	Jean-Pierre Alquier
1794	1796	Jean-Pierre Villefranque
1797	1797	Barthélémy Alquier
1798	1798	Jean Villefranque
1799	1800	Amiel
1801	1802	Villefranque
1803	1804	Jean-Pierre Villefranque
1805	1805	Amiel
1806	1820	Magna
1821	1830	Féréol Malet
1831	1831	Jacques Auriol
1832	1838	Villefranque
1839	1846	Amiel
1847	1848	Pierre Villefranque
1849	1855	Amiel
1856	1856	Roques
1857	1862	Barthélémy Amiel
1863	1864	Joseph Roques
1865	1870	Jean-Baptiste Bascou
1870	1878	François Laffon
1878	1880	Célestin Villefranque
1881	1884	Etienne Azais
1885	1886	Jean-Baptiste Bascou
1887	1887	Martin Burgat
1887	1891	Auguste Malet
1892	1897	Constantin Guichou
1898	1903	Antoine Auriol
1904	1912	Léon Burgat
1912	1914	Raynaud
1914	1918	François Azais
1918	1918	Jean Raynaud
1919	1938	Ernest Rougé

Mayors from 1938

From	To	Name	Party
1938	1955	Bertin Pistre
1955	1971	Arthème Moulins
1971	1983	Léon Pistre
1983	1995	Marcel Floutie
1995	2014	Jacques Villefranque	PS

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 98 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
202	204	184	273	303	314	305	305	351

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
316	290	271	263	264	238	244	228	220

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
200	216	210	207	158	141	139	144	120

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2010
89	76	83	50	62	73	85	97	98

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

File:Albieres, Lavoir.JPG

Albières Lavoir (Public Laundry)

File:Population - Municipality code 11007.svg

Population of Albières

Sites and Monuments

File:Albieres, Church.JPG

Albières Church

Ruins of a Medieval Castle and enclosure (castrum) of the old village
The Church of Saint Martin from the 17th century contains a Painting: the Assumption^[4] which is registered as an historical object.
The Oratory of Notre-Dame des Douleurs contains a Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity^[5] which is registered as an historical object.

Notable People linked to the commune

Raymond Busquet whose paternal family is from Albières and neighbouring villages

Associations

The ACCA of Albières: Boar Hunting
The Paradis club: Club of the Third Age of Albières
The Committee of festivals of Albières

Events

A Local Festival around 14 July (organized by the Festival Committee)
The Festival of Albières of World Music at the end of July
The Bal-musette in late August (organized by the Paradis Club)
A Theatre during the All Saints' Day holidays

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Aude (French)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Google Maps
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11000592 Painting: The Assumption (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002502 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (French)

[4] At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

[1] Inhabitants of Aude (French)

[Google-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Google Maps

[3] List of Mayors of France (French)

[5] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11000592 Painting: The Assumption (French)

[6] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002502 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (French)

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