Villeneuve-Minervois

Villeneuve-Minervois ; Vilanòva de Menerbés
region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Le Haut-Minervois
Community association	Carcassonne Agglo
Coordinates	43 ° 19 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ E
height	166-760 m
surface	23.85 km 2
Residents	1,019 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	43 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	11160
INSEE code	11433
	; Villeneuve-Minervois - Dolmen 'La Jargantière'

Villeneuve-Minervois ( Catalan and Occitan : Vilanòva de Menerbés ) is a French commune with 1,019 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the southern French landscape of the Minervois in the Aude department ( Occitania region ).

location

Villeneuve-Minervois is located on the banks of the Clamoux River , about 18 kilometers (driving distance) northeast of Carcassonne . The neighboring cities of Caunes-Minervois and Rieux-Minervois are about 7 kilometers to the northeast and 12 kilometers to the southeast, respectively.

Population development

year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	1039	976	808	842	824	828	1018

economy

As in many places in the Minervois, viticulture has played an important role in the municipality's economic life for centuries. Black truffles also thrive on the wooded mountain slopes of the montagnes noires .

history

As early as the 11th century there is news that a castle guarded the heights above the Clamoux river; this was in the 13th century - d. H. in the time of the Albigensian Wars - renewed. Since canons from Narbonne appropriated some of the Albigensian properties in the region, the place was called Villeneuve les Chanoines for a while .

Attractions

Dolmen du Vieil Homme

A round tower has been preserved from the castle ( château ) from the 13th century.
A windmill ( Moulin á vent Bénazet ) from 1819, about one kilometer west of the town center , which was in operation until the end of the 19th century, was restored in 2001 and can be visited. It is the only working windmill in the whole department.
The remains of two dolmens ( La Jargantière or Vieil Homme or Palet de Roland and the Dolmens de Jappeloup or Bel Soleil ) can be found on hikes in the vicinity (approx. 3.5 kilometers ). The dolmen ( de Traoucadou and de Fados ) are a bit dilapidated.
There are also some arched stone huts made of dry masonry ( cabanes or capitelles ) with wooden beams on the inside , which were built by (wine) farmers to protect against wind and rain; Sometimes the farmers also stayed overnight in the stable accommodation for several nights to protect their fields from wild boars or harvest thieves.

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