Axat

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Axat
Axat coat of arms
Axat (France)
Axat
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Community association Pyrénées Audoises
Coordinates 42 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 14'  E
height 394-1,330 m
surface 11.77 km 2
Residents 547 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11140
INSEE code 11021

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Axat is a French commune with 547 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude in the Limoux arrondissement .

geography

Axat is located in the west of the department in the foothills of the Pyrenees in the north of the Pays de Sault on the upper reaches of the Aude , 49 kilometers southwest of Carcassonne , about 40 kilometers north of the border with Spain and 28 kilometers south of Limoux , between the neighboring communities of Artigues in the southwest, Saint-Martin-Lys in the north and Puilaurens in the east. The village lies in a basin surrounded by wooded mountains.

population

Number of inhabitants
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 993 997 911 1,021 919 832 711 553

Attractions

The church Nouvelle église de l'Assomption ("New Church of Our Lady Assumption into Heaven ") was built around 1630. In the church there are two painted wooden statues from the 17th century, one depicting the Evangelist John , the other the Virgin Mary . Both were classified as Monument historique in 1965 . There are also two paintings from the 18th century in the church. One painting depicts the Archangel Michael defeating the devil, the other depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The paintings were classified in 1980 as a Monument historique. The ruins of Axat Castle stand on a rock near the church. The castle belonged to the then Seigneur von Axat, Raymond de Dax, who also had the church built. The bridge over the Aude also dates from the 17th century.

The Grand Menhir of Counozouls stands west of Counozouls in the Aude Valley, south of Axat.

economy

Bridge over the Aude

The Aude is a raging white water near Axat and is used for trout fishing and water sports.

Axat is on the D118 which meets the D117 north of the village.

In 1900 the Carcassonne – Perpignan railway was established. The Viaduc des Canals viaduct was built near Axat and spans the Aude with nine arches.

Web links

Commons : Axat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Axat on annuaire-mairie.fr (French) Retrieved on February 12, 2010
  2. ↑ Axat in Base Palissy (French) Retrieved on February 12, 2010
  3. ^ Railway bridges in France ; Retrieved February 12, 2010