Mayreville
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 14 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 262-361 m | |
| surface | 8.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 75 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11420 | |
| INSEE code | 11226 | |
 Mayreville - Église Saint-Pierre |
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Mayreville is a municipality in the south of France with 75 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitania region .
location
Mayreville is located about 400 meters from the river Hers in the south of the Lauragais at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level. d. M. and about 58 kilometers (driving distance) west of Carcassonne and about 18 kilometers southwest of Castelnaudary . The canton's capital, Belpech , is just under twelve kilometers to the southwest; the remarkable bastide Mirepoix is a good 22 kilometers south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 93 | 88 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 76 | 64 | 74 |
In the 19th century the place had almost 300 inhabitants at times. The mechanization of agriculture led to a significant decrease in the population.
economy
The area around the village is still characterized by agriculture, which in the late Middle Ages and early modern times mainly concentrated on the cultivation of woad ( pastel ). The import of indigo led to a gradual economic decline from the 18th century. At the end of the 20th century, tourism in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ) was added as an economic factor.
history
The presence of a medieval church is evidence of a long period of settlement in the place.
Attractions
The parish church of Mayreville ( Église Saint-Pierre ) shows a bell gable as - apart from the natural stone material used here - was common for the Gothic churches in the Tolosan area. Even more impressive examples of this type can be found at the Saint-Saturnin church in Belpech or at the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in Villefranche-de-Lauragais . Both the portal-free west facade and the nave of the single-nave church are supported by buttresses, which indicates a construction period in the 14th or 15th century.
