Alaigne (; ) is a commune in the

Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it " ...

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Geography

The commune is located some 10 km north-west of

Limoux Limoux (; ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France. Its vineyards are famous for being first to produce sparkling wine known ...

and 20 km east of

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. A number of district roads all converge on the village of Alaigne: the D102 south from

Belvèze-du-Razès Belvèze-du-Razès (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 Communes of France, communes of the Aude Departments of France, depa ...

, the D702 west from Routier, the D102 north-west from Limoux, and the D52 which comes east from

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then continues south to

Villelongue-d'Aude Villelongue-d'Aude (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aude Departments of France, department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department References

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located in the historical region of

Razès Razès (; ; ) is a historical area in southwestern France, in today's Aude ''département''. Several communes of the ''département'' include ''Razès'' in their name: * Bellegarde-du-Razès * Belvèze-du-Razès Belvèze-du-Razès (; ) is ...

. Located in the AOP Malepere wine growing area, the commune is mostly vineyards and farmland for wheat, rape and sunflowers with a few scattered forests. There are no villages or hamlets other than Alaigne.

Neighbouring communes and towns

Heraldry

History

Before the Revolution, Alaigne was a part of

Pieusse Pieusse (; Languedocien: ''Piussa'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population Transportation The closest airport to Pieusse is Carcassonne Airport (15 km). See also *Communes of the Aude department The fol ...

and Routier was a

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of the Archbishop of Narbonne.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alaignois'' or ''Alaignoises'' in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The ''Porte de Papi'' Fortified door (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.

Religious heritage

*The Cemetery contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects: **A Funeral Stèle (1668) **A Funeral Stèle (16th century) **A Funeral Stèle (17th century) **2 Funeral Stèles (16th century) *The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre es Liens contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects: **A

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with

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(18th century) **A

with

(1798 & 1809) **2

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s (18th century) **The facing of the

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and the communion table (18th century) **A Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Alaigne on the National Geographic Institute websiteAlaigne on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Alaigne'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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