Espéraza

Espéraza
region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Community association	Pyrénées Audoises
Coordinates	42 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 13'  E
height	229-480 m
surface	10.52 km 2
Residents	1,870 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	178 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	11260
INSEE code	11129

Espéraza is a French commune in the Limoux arrondissement in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in the foothills of the Pyrenees . It has 1870 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Espéraza belongs to the canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude and to the communal association Communauté de communes Pyrénées Audoises . The inhabitants are called Espérazannais .

geography

Espéraza is located about 33 kilometers south-southwest of Carcassonne on the Aude . Espéraza is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Antugnac in the north, Couiza in the northeast, Rennes-le-Château in the east, Granès in the southeast, Saint-Ferriol in the south, Campagne-sur-Aude in the southwest and Val-du-Faby with Fa in the west.

As a wine-growing region, the municipality is known for the varieties Blanquette méthode ancestrale , Blanquette de Limoux and Crémant de Limoux .

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
2,939	2,766	2,529	2,512	2,250	2.129	2.174	2,044
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Michel church

• Saint-Michel church from the 13th century, destroyed in 1575, rebuilt in the 17th century, Monument historique
• Bridge over the Aude
• Espéraza Dinosaur Museum

Personalities

• Pierre-Marie Rougé (1910–1977), Bishop of Nîmes (1959–1977)
• Jean Clottes (* 1933), archaeologist (prehistory and early history)
• Jean-Pierre Boccardo (* 1942), athlete, middle-distance runner (400 m)

Community partnerships

There are partnerships with the Spanish municipalities of Vidreres in Catalonia and Alanís in Andalusia .

Web links

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