• Source: Airoux

      • Airoux (French pronunciation: [ɛʁu] ; Occitan: Airós) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.


      Geography




      = Localisation

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      Airoux is within the urban area of Castelnaudary situated in the Lauragais on the Rigole de la plaine. It is located some 5 km north-west of Castelnaudary and 15 km south-east of Villefranche-de-Lauragais. It can be accessed on road D217 from Labastide-d'Anjou in the south through the village and continuing north-east to Soupex. There is also the D1 road from Montmaur in the northwest which also passes through the village and continues south-east to Ricaud. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.
      Numerous streams cover the entire commune with the Rigole of the Canal du Midi passing through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. An unnamed watercourse forms the whole western border between the Rigole and the Fresquel river which forms the southern border of the commune. Numerous other unnamed streams and watercourses flow to the Fresquel from the commune to the south, south-east, and east.


      = Neighbouring communes and villages

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      Heraldry




      Administration


      List of Successive Mayors of Airoux

      Mayors from 1935


      Population


      The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises in French.


      = Distribution of Age Groups

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      The population of the commune is younger than the average for the Aude department.
      Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Airoux and Aude Department in 2017

      Source: INSEE


      Sites and monuments



      The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

      The Chateau of Airoux (16th century)
      A Cemetery Cross (16th century)


      See also


      Communes of the Aude department
      County of Razès
      Cantons of the Aude department
      Arrondissements of the Aude department


      References




      External links


      Airoux on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
      Areons on the 1750 Cassini Map

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