• Source: Peyriac-Minervois

      • Peyriac-Minervois (Peiriac de Menerbés in occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
      Historically and culturally speaking, the commune is in the Minervois country, a land of rolling hills with a reputation for its wine production. Peyriac-Minervois is under a mediterranean climate and is drained by the Argent-Double river.
      Peyriac-Minervois is a rural commune of 1 177 inhabitants in 2020, that has lived a great population increase since 1975 thanks to its position in Carcassonne's area of attraction.
      Points of interest include Peyriac's castle and historical centre, the Argent-Double river's banks, as well as the monument to peace and to Louis Barthas's work.


      Population




      Notable residents


      Louis Barthas (1879–1952), socialist, anti-militarist, barrelmaker and World War I diarist
      Hippolyte Babou (1824-1878), journalist, critic and novelist


      Gallery




      See also


      Communes of the Aude department


      References

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