Barbaira (; oc, Barbairan) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Aude department in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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region of southern
France
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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbairanais'' or ''Barbairanaises''.
Geography
Barbaira is located in the
Corbières Massif, at the foot of Mount Alaric in the urban area of
Carcassonne
Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department.
Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...
some east of the city. Access to the commune is by the D6113 road from
Floure
Floure (; oc, Flora) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The journalist and writer Gaston Bonheur (1913–1980) is buried in Floure where he owned the castle.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude ...
in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing east to
Capendu. The
A61 autoroute passes through the centre of the commune from west to east but there is no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit some to the west of the commune which links to the D6113. A railway passes through commune and the village from west to east but has no station in or near the commune. The commune is farmland in the north with the slopes of the mountain in the south forested.
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The Aude river forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Mediterranean Sea
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south-west of Valras-Plage
Valras-Plage (; oc, Valrans) 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 France, communes of th ...
. Several streams rise in the south of the commune and flow north to join the Aude including the ''Ruisseau de la Pelliere''. The ''Ruisseau de Saint-Jean'' rises in the far south-east of the commune and flows north then east to join the ''Ruisseau de la Tuilerie''.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
; Mayors from 1936
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 750 inhabitants.
Economy
Industry
There is a Compressor station for the TIGF natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
network.
Agriculture
The commune is part of the zone for the qualitative names:
*Vin de pays des coteaux de Miramont (Vin de Pays
''Vin de pays'' (, "country wine") was a French wine classification that was above the '' vin de table'' classification, but below the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) classification and below the former ''vin délimité de qualité s ...
from the slopes of Miramont)
*Vignoble de la Montagne d'Alaric (Vineyard
A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineya ...
s of Mount Alaric) which is part of the Corbières AOC
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
*The remains of the Chateau of Miramont (Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
) are registered as an historical monument.
Religious heritage
*The Church of Saint-Julien-Sainte-Basilisse (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Baptismal font (18th century)
**A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[Ministry of Culture, Palissy ]
Notable people linked to the commune
*Chabert de Barbeira
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
References
External links
Barbaira on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Barbaira'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Aude