Barbaira

Barbaira (French pronunciation: [baʁbɛʁa] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Barbairan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

Barbaira is located in the Corbières Massif, at the foot of Mount Alaric in the urban area of Carcassonne some 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the city. Access to the commune is by the D6113 road from Floure 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

 24  some 7 km (4.3 mi) 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.^[3]

The Aude river forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Mediterranean Sea south-west of Valras-Plage. 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.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

The official status of the blazon remains to be determined. Blazon: Azure, a chevron of Or.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

Mayors from 1936

From	To	Name
1936	1944	Etienne Daydé
1944	1953	François Viguier
1953	1965	Jean Vibes
1965	1995	Emile Bacquier
1995	2014	Robert Amouroux
2014	2026	Jacques Fabre

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbairanais or Barbairanaises in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 318 —     1800 348 +1.30% 1806 360 +0.57% 1821 383 +0.41% 1831 405 +0.56% 1836 401 −0.20% 1841 379 −1.12% 1846 383 +0.21% 1851 405 +1.12% 1856 468 +2.93% 1861 442 −1.14% 1866 457 +0.67% 1872 488 +1.10% 1876 548 +2.94% 1881 578 +1.07% 1886 623 +1.51% 1891 583 −1.32% 1896 566 −0.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 594 +0.97% 1906 578 −0.54% 1911 583 +0.17% 1921 650 +1.09% 1926 647 −0.09% 1931 695 +1.44% 1936 677 −0.52% 1946 558 −1.91% 1954 561 +0.07% 1962 510 −1.18% 1968 512 +0.07% 1975 503 −0.25% 1982 473 −0.87% 1990 474 +0.03% 1999 523 +1.10% 2007 649 +2.73% 2012 745 +2.80% 2017 750 +0.13%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Economy

Industry

There is a Compressor station for the TIGF natural gas network.^[8]

Agriculture

The commune is part of the zone for the qualitative names:

• Vin de pays des coteaux de Miramont (Vin de Pays from the slopes of Miramont)
• Vignoble de la Montagne d'Alaric (Vineyards of Mount Alaric) which is part of the Corbières AOC

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

• The remains of the Chateau of Miramont (Middle Ages)
  are registered as an historical monument.^[9]

Religious heritage

• The Church of Saint-Julien-Sainte-Basilisse (12th century)
  is registered as an historical monument.^[10] The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)
    ^[11]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)
    ^[12]

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 (in French)
• Barbaira on the 1750 Cassini Map