Puivert
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Puivert Puègverd |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Audoises | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 55 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 375-1,087 m | |
| surface | 41.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 471 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11230 | |
| INSEE code | 11303 | |
 Puivert - the site |
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Puivert ( Occitan : Puègverd ) is a municipality with 471 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
location
The municipality of Puivert is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees in the small region of the Quercorb (Occitan: Kerkorb ) in the valley of the Blau at an altitude of about 490 meters. From Carcassonne the place is about 55 kilometers (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction; the next larger city is Foix (approx. 46 kilometers west).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 721 | 683 | 551 | 552 | 467 | 410 | 497 | 496 |
In the middle of the 19th century the place had almost 2,000 inhabitants. In the last few years the trend of the labor market-related migration of the younger population to the big cities seems to have stopped.
economy
Agriculture and the associated handicrafts had the greatest importance in the economic life of the place in earlier times. In the meantime, hiking tourism also plays a certain role in the wooded area.
history
The existence of a medieval castle is first mentioned in 1170 on the occasion of a troubadour meeting ; However, this was destroyed during the Albigensian Crusade (1210). The old village of Puivert was at the foot of the castle, just below a former lake, the dam of which broke in June 1279; its floods destroyed both Puivert and the cities of Chalabre and Mirepoix . The present place was re-founded in the 15th century.
Attractions
Puivert Castle
Others
- The Lac de Puivert , a small swimming lake with a wide sandy beach, is located about 500 meters south of the town center.
- The museum of local history ( Musée du Quercorb ) has put its focus on the music and instruments of minnesong .
- The large single-nave parish church with its ribbed vault dates from the 17th century, but had to be rebuilt elsewhere in the 19th century.
- The centrally located market hall ( hall ) with its stone arcade arches and a wooden roof structure dates from the 19th century.
- The chapel Notre-Dame de Bon Secours from the 19th century stands just outside the town near the lake. In a wall niche above the entrance there is a rather popular baroque representation of the Mother of God.
- A little outside of the village in the valley of the Blau there is a wash house ( lavoir ) from the 19th century.
