Azillanet

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Azillanet
Asilhanet
Azillanet Coat of Arms
Azillanet (France)
Azillanet
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Beziers
Canton Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Community association Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur
Coordinates 43 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 44 ′  E
height 62-279 m
surface 14.40 km 2
Residents 365 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34210
INSEE code 34020
Website Azillanet

Azillanet - Church of St Laurent

Azillanet ( Occitan : Asilhanet ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 365 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region .

location

Azillanet lies in the Minervois countryside , about 40 kilometers (driving distance) northeast of Carcassonne ; from Narbonne it is about 35 kilometers to the north-west. The neighboring town of Cesseras is only two kilometers to the west; the old and worth seeing Cathar town of Minerve is about five kilometers north. The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1975 1999 2017
Residents 510 600 749 514 384 370 365

In the 19th century the place always had between 500 and 800 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis and the mechanization of agriculture led to a significant population decline in the first half of the 20th century, which is only slowly stabilizing again.

economy

Azillanet is one of the many small wine towns in the Minervois ; several winemakers offer wine tastings ( dégustations ). Since the 1960s tourism has played a certain role in the economic life of the municipality in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Little information is available on the history of Azillanet. On October 25, 1591, a battle between Catholic and Protestant troops took place in the context of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) in the vicinity of Azillanet and Cesseras.

Attractions

  • In the center of Azillanet there are still some pretty medieval streets and corners.
  • Only one passage ( Porte de Couvent ) has survived from a medieval convent .
  • The St-Laurent church dates from the 17th century. The church tower should be older.
  • On the outskirts there are two other washhouses ( lavoirs ) from the 19th century ( Lavoir du Théron in the north and Lavoir du Tary in the south).
  • The place is well suited for hiking in the area with its vineyards and stone huts made of dry stone walls ( cabanes or capitelles ).

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