Argens-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Argens-Minervois
Commune
Lock on the Canal du Midi
Coat of arms
Location of Argens-Minervois
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Coordinates: 43°14′36″N 2°45′59″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Le Lézignanais
Intercommunality	CC Région Lézignanaise Corbières Minervois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Garcia[1]
Area 1	4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	355
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11013 /11200
Elevation	27–120 m (89–394 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argenais or Argenaises[3]

Geography

Argens-Minervois is located some 20 km west by south-west of Capestang and 6 km north of Lézignan-Corbières. The northern border of the commune is also the border between Aude and Hérault. Access to the commune is by the D124 road from Roubia in the east which passes through the village and continues along the bank of the Canal du Midi to join the D11 north-east of the commune. The commune is forested in the north with a large reservoir in the centre feeding the Canal du-Midi. The rest of the commune is farmland.[4]

The Aude river forms the whole southern and western border of the commune with the Canal du Midi parallel to it in the commune on the left bank in the commune. The large reservoir in the centre of the commune feeds the Canal through the Ruisseau de l'Étang on the eastern side and an unnamed stream on the western side. The Ruisseau du Four rises in the north-east of the commune and flows under the Canal to the Aude.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Heraldry

Blazon: Vairy, in fesse fusilly, all in Argent and Azure.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[5]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 347 inhabitants.

Economy

Viticulture: Minervois (AOC), Languedoc (AOC)

Sites and monuments

• Argens Locks
• A Château from the 14th century
• A Medieval Village
• The Church of Saint-Vincent contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Bronze Ball (1607)[8]
  • A Baptismal font[9]

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

External links

• Argens-Minervois on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Argens-Minervois on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Argens on the 1750 Cassini Map

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