Canet (Aude)

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Canet
Canet Coat of Arms
Canet (France)
Canet
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Le Sud-Minervois
Community association Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Coordinates 43 ° 14 '  N , 2 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 14 '  N , 2 ° 51'  E
height 18-37 m
surface 14.04 km 2
Residents 1,778 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 127 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11200
INSEE code 11067

Saint Martin Church

Canet ( Occitan : identical) is a place and a municipality with 1,778 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France in the Aude department in the Occitania region .

location

The place Canet is about one kilometer south of the river Aude in the east of the Corbières mountains at an altitude of about 25  m . The next larger city, Narbonne , is about 16 kilometers (driving distance) to the southeast.

history

The bishops of Narbonne were landlords ( seigneurs ) of Canodo from the early Middle Ages (782) until the French Revolution . From the beginning of the 12th century, the Counts of Carcassonne also owned land in Canet.

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 1,030 910 837 939 1072 1203 1778

In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 500 to over 1,400 people. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture have led to a continuous decline in population since then. The proximity to the city of Narbonne has led to an increase in the number of residents again in recent decades.

economy

A large part of the agricultural land is reserved for viticulture . Some of the hilly vineyards are within the protected designation of origin Corbières (AOC) ; others are marketed through the Aude , Languedoc , Pays Cathare and Pays d'Oc appellations. Some vacant houses have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

Attractions

  • Only sparse remains of the medieval castle ( château ) have remained after the destruction during and after the French Revolution.
  • The parish church of Saint-Martin makes a rural Gothic impression and is likely from the 13th / 14th centuries. Century. The bell tower , built in Romanesque style, is a work of the 19th century.
  • The Notre-Dame des Vignes chapel dates from 1858 and was originally the burial place of the wealthy Roussignol-Jaloux family ; after the expansion of the local cemetery, their bones were moved there.
Surroundings
  • A mill belonging to the Bishop of Narbonne is mentioned as early as 1237; the square defense tower could still come from this time. Later the upper floor of the tower was converted into a pigeon house ( pigeonnier ). The current building, lying in ruins, can be dated mainly to the 18th century; it has been recognized as a monument historique since 1948 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Moulin fortifiée, Canet in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)