Serres (Aude)

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Serres
Serres Coat of Arms
Serres (France)
Serres
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Community association Limouxin
Coordinates 42 ° 57 ′  N , 2 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 57 ′  N , 2 ° 19 ′  E
height 259-797 m
surface 4.06 km 2
Residents 65 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11190
INSEE code 11377

Serres - Château

Serres is a southern French municipality with 65 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitania region .

location

Serres is located on the Rialsesse river , which flows into the Sals river after just one kilometer , which in turn flows into the Aude in Couiza . The place is at a height of about 270 meters above sea level. d. M. about 50 kilometers (driving distance) south of Carcassonne or about 22 kilometers southeast of Limoux . The canton capital Couiza is about six kilometers to the west; the beautiful Arques Castle is only about four kilometers to the east.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 72 62 72 41 55 58 50 65

Around the middle of the 19th century, the place had almost 200 inhabitants. The mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs caused a significant population decline in the first half of the 20th century.

economy

The area around the village is still characterized by agriculture and forestry, with livestock (cattle and sheep) making up the majority of agricultural production.

Attractions

  • The Château de Serres is a mighty, block-like but largely unadorned building from the 16th century; At the corners of the building there are some fortified oriels ( bretèches ) that are reminiscent of medieval castles. The castle has been designated as a monument historique since 1947 . It is privately owned.
  • A two-arched segment arch bridge leads over the Rialsesse brook , which shortly after flows into the Sals. The two arches are designed as segment arches, so that a late construction period (16th / 17th century) can be assumed.
  • The inconspicuous single-nave village church with a small bell gable could still be of Romanesque origin.

Web links

Commons : Serres  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château, Serres in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)