Aucazein

Aucazein is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Aucazein
Commune
The Bouigane River at Aucazein
Location of Aucazein
Aucazein
Aucazein
Coordinates: 42°56′12″N 0°58′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementSaint-Girons
CantonCouserans Ouest
IntercommunalityCC Couserans - Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Claude Geslin
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
59
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09025 /09800
Elevation531–1,682 m (1,742–5,518 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 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 Aucazénois.[2]

Geography

Aucazein is located in the Ariège Natural Regional Park some 40 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens in a direct line and 20 km west by south-west of Saint-Girons at an altitude of 570 metres. Access to the commune is by road D 618 from Orgibet in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues east to Argein. Most of the land area of the commune is rugged and forested however the valley where the village is located has some farmland.[3]

The Bouigane river flows east along the valley and through the village on its way to join the Lez at Audressein. The Ruisseau de Cassech forms the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Bouigane. Similarly La Rivière forms the eastern border of the commune and also joins the Bouigane. The Ruisseau de Recoule flows from the north and passes through the commune for a short distance before joining the Bouigane.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The commune is located on the Way of St. James which crosses Ariège. The Knights Templar built a Romanesque chapel in the commune.

Administration
The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Claude Vignes
20082014Claude Dupuy
20142020Claude Geslin

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 59 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 196—    
1800 197+0.07%
1806 316+8.19%
1821 318+0.04%
1831 399+2.30%
1836 384−0.76%
1841 387+0.16%
1846 408+1.06%
1851 380−1.41%
1856 383+0.16%
1861 348−1.90%
1866 403+2.98%
1872 350−2.32%
1876 319−2.29%
1881 287−2.09%
1886 278−0.64%
1891 245−2.50%
1896 226−1.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 228+0.18%
1906 217−0.98%
1911 208−0.84%
1921 168−2.11%
1926 154−1.73%
1931 144−1.33%
1936 138−0.85%
1946 114−1.89%
1954 98−1.87%
1962 84−1.91%
1968 80−0.81%
1975 65−2.92%
1982 52−3.14%
1990 48−1.00%
1999 57+1.93%
2007 62+1.06%
2012 65+0.95%
2017 59−1.92%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint Aubin

The commune has one site that is registered as a historical monument:

  • An Ornamental Garden[7]

The commune has some other sites of interest:

  • The Remains of a feudal Chateau (private property)
  • 2 Mills
  • An Oratory
  • The Church of Saint-Aubin
  • A Metal Bridge built in 1905 over the Bouigane

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Ariège (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Données Cassini, EHESS
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000020 Ornamental Garden (in French)
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