Saint-Paulet
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Le Bassin Chaurien | |
| Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 170-285 m | |
| surface | 7.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 199 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11320 | |
| INSEE code | 11362 | |
 Saint-Paulet - stump of a windmill and château |
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Saint-Paulet is a municipality in the south of France with 199 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
location
Saint-Paulet is located in the heart of the old cultural landscape of the Lauragais - to the west the commune borders on the Haute-Garonne department ; the eastern border of the municipality is formed by the Rigole de la Plaine , one of the many canals that supply the Canal du Midi with water. The place is at an altitude of about 265 meters above sea level. d. M. and about 58 kilometers (driving distance) west of Carcassonne and about 14 kilometers northwest of Castelnaudary .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 200 | 170 | 134 | 144 | 140 | 155 | 183 | 198 |
In the 19th century the place always had between 450 and 600 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 the farmers turned back to 'normal' agriculture, which however did not generate much profit. 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 - like many places in the Lauragais - located on a hill or on its slopes probably go back a long way. Nothing is known about the destruction during the Albigensian Crusades (1209–1229), the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) or the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598). During the French Revolution , the place was renamed La Réunion for a few years .
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Attractions
- While the castle ( château ), which originally dates from the 13th century, but was later repeatedly rebuilt or rebuilt, occupies the top of the hill, the place is about halfway up the elevation.
- The small parish church ( Église Saint-Paulet ) dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century. While the portalless west facade is dominated by a three-part bell gable ( clocher-mur ), the south side shows a rural Renaissance portal with a gable triangle .
