Argeliers (; oc, Argelièrs) is a

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in the

Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Ca ...

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in the

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of southern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Argeliésois'' or ''Argeliésoises''

Geography

Argeliers is part of the urban area of Narbonne located on the southern edge of the Haut-Minervois and in the north of the fertile sedimentary plain of

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in France, commune in Southern France in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It lies from Paris in the Aude Departments of Franc ...

, 22 km west by south-west of

Béziers Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hos ...

and 16 km north-west of

at the foot of the first foothills north of the plain of Narbonne. The northern border of the commune is the border between

and

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Capestang Capestang (; oc, Cabestanh) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. History In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500-metre-long Roman Pont Serme.Colin O’Connor: Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press 19 ...

in the east passing through the commune south of the village and continuing to Pouzols-Minervois in the west. Access to the village is by the D326 from

Mirepeisset Mirepeisset (; oc, Mirapeisset) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France. The communes c ...

in the south intersecting the D5 and continuing to the village then north-east. The D36E48 comes from

Montouliers Montouliers (; Languedocien: ''Montolièrs'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of th ...

in the north changing to the D426 at the border and continuing to join the D5 south-west of the village. The D826 also connects the village to the D5. The village residential area covers about a quarter of the commune with forests along the western border and the rest of the commune is farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The

Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considere ...

forms part of the eastern border of the commune passing through the commune east of the village where there are mooring facilities known as Port d'Argeliers. Other streams passing through the commune near the Canal include the ''Ruisseau des Gours'' and the ''Ruisseau de Roze''.

Climate

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

The Argeliers committee

Comité d'Argelliers Albert Cathala Louis Blanc et le médecin Senty

On 11 March 1907 a signal for revolt was given by a group of Minervois winemakers in the village of Argeliers. They were led by

Marcelin Albert Marcelin Albert (29 March 1851 – 21 December 1921) was a French cafe owner and winegrower considered the leader of the 1907 revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers. Early years Marcelin Albert was born on 29 March 1851 in Argeliers, Aude. The v ...

and Élie Bernard who founded the ''Committee for the Defence of Wine-making'' or the ''Argeliers Committee''. He organized a march with 87 winemakers to Narbonne for an interview with a parliamentary commission. After his depositions the defence committee went around the town singing for the first time ''La Vigneronne'' which from that day became the anthem of the ''Beggars' revolt''. 1907- Le Tocsin - La lutte viticole

Élie Bernard was later appointed Secretary-General of the ''Confédération générale des vignerons du Midi'' (General Confederation of winemakers of Midi). It was the Argeliers committee, which included all the producers, who prepared a response to the crisis.''Winemakers Revolt 1907''
Languedoc, 1911, Champagne On 14 March

Albert Sarraut Albert-Pierre Sarraut (; 28 July 1872 – 26 November 1962) was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic. Biography Sarraut was born on 28 July 1872 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. On 14 March 1907 Sarraut, ...

from Bordeaux, Senator for

and Under Secretary of State for the Interior, was admonished by Clemenceau for trying to plead for his electorate: "I know the Midi, it will all end with a banquet" he said to Clemenceau who was then President of the Council which sat at Beauveau in the Ministry of Interior.Midi 1907, the history of the winemakers revolt
On 24 March a first meeting organized by the Argeliers Committee was held at

Sallèles-d'Aude Sallèles-d'Aude (; oc, Salèlas d'Aude) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The Canal de Jonction, part of the La Nouvelle branch of the Canal du Midi, runs through the middle of the town. Population See also *Commune ...

in front of 300 people. Marcelin Albert was noted for his oratory and charisma. For the winemakers present he became ''the apostle'', ''the king of beggars'', or ''the Redeemer''. The principle of holding a meeting every Sunday in a different town was adopted. On 21 April 10 to 15 thousand growers gathered at

Capestang Capestang (; oc, Cabestanh) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. History In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500-metre-long Roman Pont Serme.Colin O’Connor: Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press 19 ...

.The wine-growers crisis of 1907 on the histoireduroussillon.free.fr website
On that Sunday the first issue of ''Tocsin'' was published by the Argeliers Committee. This was a weekly paper directed by Marcelin Albert with Louis Blanc writing. This issue contained an address to Parliament to have a law voted against fraud.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 2,139 inhabitants.

Economy

Viticulture:

Minervois (AOC) Minervois is an AOC in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, in the departments of the Aude and of the Herault. Historically, the region's capital has been the village of Minerve. AOC regulations require the wine to be blended (at least 2 variet ...

and Languedoc (AOC)

Sites and Monuments

*The Chateau of Argeliers (17th century) is listed as an historical monument. *The Monumental Fountain of Vendangeur (19th century) in the Place du Vendangeur is registered as an historical object. *The Church and Cemetery contain several items that are registered as historical objects: **A Monument to Raffit (19th century) **A Monument to Cabannes Didier (1883) **A Painting: The Resurrection (18th century) **An

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Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...

, and Painting: The Crucifixion (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

*Marcelin Albert (1851-1921): leader of the winemakers of Midi revolt in 1907. He was born and died in the village and is buried in the cemetery there. A village square is named in his honour; *Élie Bernard (?-1935): another leader of the winemakers revolt in Languedoc in 1907 with Richard and Cathala: at the start in Argeliers, imprisoned in

prison with Dr.

Ernest Ferroul Ernest Joseph Antoine Ferroul (13 December 1853 – 29 December 1921) was a French physician and politician. He held extreme left political views. He was twice a deputy for the southern department of Aude between 1888 and 1902, was first elected m ...

, deputy mayor of

with Richard and Cathala, appointed director of the union newspaper ''Winemakers Action'', then Secretary General of the General Confederation of winemakers, died in 1935; *

Étienne Bonnes Étienne Bonnes (born 16 September 1894, date of death unknown) was a French rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. O ...

(1894-?): International rugby player born in Argeliers; * Leon Còrdas (1913-1987): writer, ran a theatre troupe in Argeliers. *

Max Roqueta Max Roqueta ( Argelliers, December 8, 1908 – June 22, 2005) was one of the most famous contemporary Occitan writers. A physician, he was also an activist (he had been president of the Institut d'Estudis Occitans The Institut d'Estudis Occitans (E ...

a contemporary

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writer, was born in Argeliers in 1908.