Vignevieille

Vignevieille (French pronunciation: [viɲ.vjɛj] (listen); Languedocien: Vinhavièlha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.

Vignevieille
Commune
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort
Coat of arms
Location of Vignevieille
Vignevieille
Vignevieille
Coordinates: 43°00′24″N 2°31′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Corbières
IntercommunalityRégion Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Vernede
Area
1
16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
105
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11409 /11330
Elevation190–694 m (623–2,277 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières Massif.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793240—    
1800240+0.0%
1806300+25.0%
1821299−0.3%
1831372+24.4%
1836306−17.7%
1841341+11.4%
1846346+1.5%
1851312−9.8%
1856301−3.5%
1861310+3.0%
1866282−9.0%
1872272−3.5%
1876248−8.8%
1881221−10.9%
1886292+32.1%
1891246−15.8%
YearPop.±%
1896242−1.6%
1901212−12.4%
1906210−0.9%
1911204−2.9%
1921183−10.3%
1926152−16.9%
1931158+3.9%
1936110−30.4%
1946127+15.5%
1954120−5.5%
196292−23.3%
1968112+21.7%
197595−15.2%
198278−17.9%
199075−3.8%
199972−4.0%
200899+37.5%

Sights
  • Ruins of the Château de Durfort
  • Fountain built in 1897. The round basin is of pink marble from the Pic de Berles quarry situated in the communes of Vignevieille and Salza. At the centre is a column with the inscription: République Française, 1897, Jouve. The fountain runs permanently, even in drought.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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