Ventenac-Cabardès

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Ventenac-Cabardès
Ventenac-Cabardès coat of arms
Ventenac-Cabardès (France)
Ventenac-Cabardès
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton La Vallée de l'Orbiel
Community association Carcassonne Agglo
Coordinates 43 ° 16 '  N , 2 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 16 '  N , 2 ° 17'  E
height 102-285 m
surface 10.36 km 2
Residents 959 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 93 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11610
INSEE code 11404

View of town with castle ( Montagne Noire in the background )

Ventenac-Cabardès is a municipality in the south of France with 959 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .

location

Ventenac-Cabardès is located on the Fresquel River in the old cultural landscape of Cabardès in the southern foothills of the Montagne Noire at an altitude of about 120 meters above sea level. d. M. and about ten kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Carcassonne . The distance to the western canton capital Alzonne is also about ten kilometers. The cathar town of Lastours is well worth seeing and is located approx. 18 kilometers to the northeast.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 406 421 392 562 652 759 852 963

In the 19th century the place always had between 350 and 450 inhabitants. Despite the phylloxera crisis and the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs, the number of inhabitants has hardly declined in the 20th century. In the last few decades it has even risen sharply, which is primarily due to the significantly lower property prices and rents compared to the nearby city of Carcassonne.

economy

Despite its proximity to Carcassonne, the area around the town is still characterized by agriculture - especially viticulture. Ventenac is now allowed to market its wines under the Cabardès (AOC) quality label.

history

No information is available on the history of the place. The existence of an early medieval church and a medieval castle, however, suggests settlement going back a long way.

Attractions

Ventenac vineyards in winter
  • The hill of Ventenac is crowned by the nearly 20 meter high defense tower ( Donjon ) of the medieval, later largely renovated castle ( Château de l'Abbé ), which is privately owned. The Donjon was also recognized as a Monument Historique in 1951 because of a late Gothic window that was added later .
  • There was a church in Ventenac as early as the 10th century, but nothing has survived. Today's parish church is a simple building in Gothic style from the 15th century.
  • In the surrounding vineyards there are several stone huts ( capitelles ) made of dry stone , which in earlier times served the winemakers as weather protection during the grape harvest, but primarily as a guard house to ward off uninvited nighttime visitors.
  • There are several stone and wrought iron crosses in and around the village.

Web links

Commons : Ventenac-Cabardès  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château de l'Abbé, Ventenac-Cabardès in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)