Argeliers

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Argeliers
Argeliers coat of arms
Argeliers (France)
Argeliers
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Le Sud-Minervois
Community association Le Grand Narbonne
Coordinates 43 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 55 ′  E
height 26-220 m
surface 10.79 km 2
Residents 2,139 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 198 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11120
INSEE code 11012

Argeliers Town Hall

Argeliers is a French commune with 2139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region ( Languedoc-Roussillon until 2015 ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Narbonne and the municipality of Le Grand Narbonne .

geography

The municipality of Argeliers is 16 kilometers northwest of Narbonne and 25 kilometers west of Béziers on the border with the Hérault department .

Most of the municipality extends over the plains of the Cesse and Aude rivers southeast of the Montagne Noire . The community area is about 30 to 40 m above sea level, only in the west does the community with the 220 m high wooded Le Pech have a small share of the last foothills of the Montagne Noire. In the east, Argeliers is touched by the Canal du Midi , which comes from the south and changes its direction to the east after a 180-degree loop extending to the northwest.

The town center ( La Calado ) is characterized by narrow streets and dense buildings, around the core the settlement is lighter and in the outer areas there are more spacious residential areas.

Argeliers borders in the north on Montouliers , in the north-east on Cruzy , in the south-east on Ouveillan , in the south on Sallèles-d'Aude and Mirepeisset , in the south-west on Ginestas and in the west on Bize-Minervois .

history

The name Argeliers means as much as clayey , which indicates extensive clay deposits in the area (excavation site and pottery museum Amphoralis in the neighboring municipality of Sallèles-d'Aude ). The clay deposits were already mined in Gallo-Roman times. Viticulture in the region also dates back to the time of the Gallia Narbonensis . Parts of the structure in the densely built-up town center date from the 12th century.

Argeliers Committee
Place de la Mairie

Argeliers became known nationwide as the starting point of the winemaking rebellion in Languedoc . The Comité d'Argeliers , also called Comité de défense viticole , founded by the winemaker and café owner Marcelin Albert (1871–1921) , gave the signal for the rebellion on March 11, 1907 with a march of 87 winemakers to Narbonne , with the intention of to come to a meeting with a parliamentary commission. The committee also decided to organize conferences and rallies across the region every Sunday.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 1107 1133 1118 1218 1233 1237 1546 2139
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

  • Saint-Vincent church, with an oil painting by Jacques Gamelin from the second half of the 18th century
  • Chateau d'Argeliers , classified as a historic monument ( Monument historique )

Regular events

A nationally known wine festival takes place in Argeliers every year in mid-August.

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to small craft and service businesses, viticulture is the main line of business in Argeliers. The wine cultivated in and around Argeliers belongs to the eastern part of the large Minervois wine-growing region . In addition to 170 winegrowers, another 24 farms are located in Argeliers (cultivation of grain, oilseed, vegetables and fruit).

Transport links

In the south of the municipality, the highway runs from Béziers to Carcassonne . There are road connections to the city of Narbonne via the neighboring communities of Ouveillan and Mirepeisset . The Narbonne – Bize railway between Argeliers and Mirepeisset has been used for freight traffic since 1939, and has been used by tourist trains ( Train Touristique du Minervois ) at irregular intervals since 1983 .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Argeliers on sud-minervois.com. Retrieved July 9, 2011 (French).
  2. ↑ Argeliers on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Argeliers on insee.fr
  4. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée , a database of the French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 9, 2011 (French).
  5. ↑ Entry on culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved July 9, 2011 (French).
  6. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Argeliers  - Collection of Images