Artigues (French pronunciation: [aʁtiɡ] ; Occitan: Artigas) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Artigues
A general view of Artigues
A general view of Artigues
Coat of arms of Artigues
Location of Artigues
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Artigues is located in France
Artigues
Artigues
Artigues is located in Occitanie
Artigues
Artigues
Coordinates: 42°48′00″N 2°13′00″E / 42.8°N 2.2167°E / 42.8; 2.2167
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementLimoux
CantonLa Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
IntercommunalityCC Pyrénées Audoises
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Mounié[1]
Area
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6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
74
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11017 /11140
Elevation450 m (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.

Geography

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Artigues Mairie

Artigues is located some 10 km south by south-east of Quillan and 2 km west of Axat. Access to the commune is by the D83 road from Axat in the east passing through the village and continuing west then south by a tortuous route to Le Clat. The commune is rugged and heavily forested but with a little farming activity near the village.[3]

The river Aude forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north. The Ruisseau de l'Esteille rises in the south of the commune and flows east to join the Aude east of the commune. The Ruisseau de la Fage rises in the south of the commune and flows north to join the Ruisseau d'Artigues just south of the village which flows east to join the Aude.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

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Arms of Artigues
The official status of the blazon remains to be determined

Blazon:
Party per fesse, Or and Azure.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
2001 2008 Christian Domingo
2001 2026 Serge Mounié PS

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguais or Artiguaises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 134—    
1800 139+0.52%
1806 166+3.00%
1821 204+1.38%
1831 198−0.30%
1836 221+2.22%
1841 214−0.64%
1846 206−0.76%
1851 228+2.05%
1856 219−0.80%
1861 209−0.93%
1866 212+0.29%
1872 184−2.33%
1876 176−1.11%
1881 173−0.34%
1886 179+0.68%
1891 181+0.22%
1896 165−1.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 164−0.12%
1906 162−0.25%
1911 167+0.61%
1921 127−2.70%
1926 125−0.32%
1931 147+3.30%
1936 130−2.43%
1946 125−0.39%
1954 129+0.39%
1962 92−4.14%
1968 102+1.73%
1975 95−1.01%
1982 94−0.15%
1990 83−1.54%
1999 82−0.13%
2007 88+0.89%
2012 82−1.40%
2017 73−2.30%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
 
Artigues War Memorial

Sites and monuments

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The Church of Saint Nicolas
  • The Church of Saint-Nicolas (1830);
  • The Gorge of Saint-Georges, with cliffs 300m high;
  • The Col du Garabeil.
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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 Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artigues, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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