Vignevieille

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Vignevieille
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort
Coat of arms of Vignevieille
Coat of arms
Vignevieille is located in France
Vignevieille
Vignevieille
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Vignevieille is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Vignevieille
Vignevieille
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Mouthoumet
Intercommunality Massif de Mouthoumet
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-François Guillot
Area1 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 99
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 11409 / 11330
Elevation 190–694 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vignevieille is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 240 —    
1800 240 +0.0%
1806 300 +25.0%
1821 299 −0.3%
1831 372 +24.4%
1836 306 −17.7%
1841 341 +11.4%
1846 346 +1.5%
1851 312 −9.8%
1856 301 −3.5%
1861 310 +3.0%
1866 282 −9.0%
1872 272 −3.5%
1876 248 −8.8%
1881 221 −10.9%
1886 292 +32.1%
1891 246 −15.8%
1896 242 −1.6%
1901 212 −12.4%
1906 210 −0.9%
1911 204 −2.9%
1921 183 −10.3%
1926 152 −16.9%
1931 158 +3.9%
1936 110 −30.4%
1946 127 +15.5%
1954 120 −5.5%
1962 92 −23.3%
1968 112 +21.7%
1975 95 −15.2%
1982 78 −17.9%
1990 75 −3.8%
1999 72 −4.0%
2008 99 +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


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