La Redorte

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La Redorte
Coat of arms of La Redorte
La Redorte (France)
La Redorte
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Le Haut-Minervois
Community association Carcassonne Agglo
Coordinates 43 ° 15 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  E
height 39–111 m
surface 13.49 km 2
Residents 1,161 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 86 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11700
INSEE code
Website www.laredorte.com

The overflow weir on the Canal du Midi

La Redorte is a French commune with 1,161 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and the canton of Le Haut-Minervois .

geography

The municipality is located in the Minervois countryside around 30 kilometers northwest of Narbonne and 25 kilometers east of Carcassonne . Neighboring municipalities to La Redorte are:

The place La Redorte is located directly on the Canal du Midi and also has a small pleasure boat port. The river Aude runs along the southern boundary of the municipality, some tributaries of the Aude cross the municipality, such as B. the Argent-Double or the Bach Rivassel .

Transport links

The community is supported by the department of road opened D610 ( "La Minervoise") derived from Carcassonne to Beziers runs. In addition, the D11 leads from La Redorte northwest into the Montagne Noire .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1138 1073 1007 1032 1037 1139 1161

Attractions

  • Castle in the center of the village from the 18th century
  • neo-Romanesque church of Saint Pierre aux Liens from the 20th century
  • technical structures along the Canal du Midi from the 17th century
    • Aqueduct over the Rivassel stream
    • Overflow weir (fr: Déversoir du superficie ), which discharges high water in the Canal du Midi over the river Argent-Double into the Aude - Monument historique

Viticulture

La Redorte is one of around 45 municipalities that are allowed to market their wine under the Denomination of Origin Minervois AOC .

tourism

A leisure harbor has been created on the Canal du Midi to promote tourism on the water with pleasure boats and houseboats .

Web links

Commons : La Redorte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Déversoir du superficie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)