Arquettes-en-Val

Arquettes-en-Val is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Arquettes-en-Val
Commune
The Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Arquettes-en-Val
Arquettes-en-Val
Arquettes-en-Val
Coordinates: 43°06′14″N 2°30′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Montagne d'Alaric
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) André Pech
Area
1
9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
79
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11016 /11220
Elevation195–561 m (640–1,841 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arquettois or Arquettoises[2]

The commune is one of the rare ones in France that are free of debt.[3]

Geography
A Street in Arquettes-en-Val

Arquettes-sur-Val is located some 16 km south-east of Carcassonne and 4 km south-west of Montlaur. Access to the commune is by the D42 road from Palaja in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Serviès-en-Val. The D114 goes north-east from Serviès-en-Val to form part of the eastern border of the commune before joining the D3. The D714 road connects the D3 east of the commune to the village. The D310 goes south-west from the village to Villetritouls. The commune is rugged and forested in the north-west giving way to farmland in the south-east.[4]

The Ruisseau des Lys rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tributaries. The Ruisseau de Jonquiere rises near the village and flows south-east. The Ruisseau de Lanes rises in the north-west of the commune and also flows south-west gathering many tributaries. All of the streams join the Sou south-west of the commune.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Heraldry
Arms of Arquettes-en-Val
 Blazon:

Argent, 2 bends of Sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19832001Georges Bouges
20012008Bruno Séguy
20082010Lionel Carabosa
20102014Bruno Séguy
20142020André Pech

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 79 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 114—    
1800 143+3.29%
1806 165+2.41%
1821 171+0.24%
1831 178+0.40%
1836 203+2.66%
1841 185−1.84%
1846 208+2.37%
1851 193−1.49%
1856 183−1.06%
1861 179−0.44%
1866 183+0.44%
1872 171−1.12%
1876 184+1.85%
1881 269+7.89%
1886 274+0.37%
1891 236−2.94%
1896 238+0.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 269+2.48%
1906 262−0.53%
1911 234−2.24%
1921 207−1.22%
1926 228+1.95%
1931 207−1.91%
1936 208+0.10%
1946 158−2.71%
1954 211+3.68%
1962 172−2.52%
1968 148−2.47%
1975 114−3.66%
1982 118+0.49%
1990 111−0.76%
1999 96−1.60%
2007 94−0.26%
2012 91−0.65%
2017 79−2.79%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
A Wayside Cross in Arquettes-en-Val

Religious heritage
Entrance to the Church

The Church contains a Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Bourse de Corporal (17th century) which are registered as an historical object.[8]

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Oliver de Termes (1200-1274), Lord of Termes and Arquettes-en-Val.
  • Émile Pouytès, born at Rieux-Minervois on 1 June 1924, died at Montredon-des-Corbières on 4 March 1976. a winemaker in Arquettes-en-Val who attended a viticultural demonstration and was killed. There is a commemoration on the 1st Sunday of March at the Montredon-des-Corbières bridge.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
  3. "La Depeche" Article 24 January 2012 (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. Données Cassini, EHESS
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11001713 Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Bourse de Corporal (in French)
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