La Redorte
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
Canton | Le Haut-Minervois | |
Community association | Carcassonne Agglo | |
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 | 11190 | |
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:
- Azille in the north,
- Tourouzelle in the east,
- Castelnau-d'Aude in the southeast,
- Roquecourbe-Minervois in the south,
- Puichéric in the southwest and
- Rieux-Minervois in the west.
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
- Official website of the municipality (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Déversoir du superficie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)