Saint-Martin-Lys (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ lis] (listen); Languedocien: Sant Martin de Les) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Coordinates: 42°49′42″N 2°13′36″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Limoux |
Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
Intercommunality | Pyrénées Audoises |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rose-Marie Manaud[1] |
Area 1 | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
Population | 24 |
• Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11358 /11500 |
Elevation | 340–1,041 m (1,115–3,415 ft) (avg. 362 m or 1,188 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 66 | — |
1968 | 67 | +1.5% |
1975 | 44 | −34.3% |
1982 | 40 | −9.1% |
1990 | 31 | −22.5% |
1999 | 46 | +48.4% |
2008 | 50 | +8.7% |
The abbey of Saint-Martin-Lys appears in the texts in 898 when the monk Leuva gave the monastery a vineyard located in Cailla . She then receives many donations throughout the Viscount Fenouillèdes . Pope Agapet II confirmed his possessions in 954.[3] The monks then cultivate vineyards, olive trees and cereals. The monastery has a tine or cellars where are brought to Brugens crops in the region, today in the municipality of Caudies Fenouilledes.[4]
Municipality located in the upper valley of the Aude, legally part of the Fenouillèdes, the small village of Saint-Martin-Lys is between two gorges (near the parade of Pierre-Lys ). Overlooked by two mountains, the village borders the Aude.[5][6][7]
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