Peyriac-Minervois

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Peyriac-Minervois

(2020–2026) Denise Gils^[1]Area

10.19 km² (3.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,160 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11286 /11160

Elevation105–221 m (344–725 ft)
(avg. 137 m or 449 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peyriac-Minervois (Peiriac de Menerbés in occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Historically and cultually 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,034	—
1968	1,054	+1.9%
1975	1,041	−1.2%
1982	1,033	−0.8%
1990	1,053	+1.9%
1999	1,000	−5.0%
2008	1,061	+6.1%

Notable residents

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

Gallery

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.