Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 235-351 m | |
| surface | 6.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 75 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11420 | |
| INSEE code | 11283 | |
 Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers - stump of a windmill |
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Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers is a southern French municipality with 75 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
location
Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers lies on the river Hers in the heart of the old cultural landscape 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 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 89 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 70 | 75 |
In the 19th century the place always had between 140 and 230 inhabitants. The mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs has since led to a significant decline in the number of inhabitants.
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 and farmers turned back to 'normal' agriculture. 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 origins of the place - like many places in Lauragais - located on a hill probably go back a long way. At the end of the Middle Ages, the town's small church was built. Nothing is known about the destruction during the Albigensian Crusades (1209–1229), the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) or the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
Attractions
- The small parish church ( Église Saint-Martin ) has a three-part bell gable , which is accompanied by corner turrets (see churches of Payra-sur-l'Hers and Salles-sur-l'Hers ).
- A round corner tower still stands from the former city fortifications from the 15th century.
