Vignevieille

Vignevieille (Languedocien: Vinhavièlha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.

Vignevieille
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort
Coat of arms
Location of Vignevieille
Vignevieille
Vignevieille
Coordinates: 43°00′24″N 2°31′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Corbières
IntercommunalityMassif de Mouthoumet
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-François Guillot
Area
1
16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[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%
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 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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