Vignevieille

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vignevieille

(2020–2026) Olivier Vernede^[1]Area

16.72 km² (6.46 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

106 • Density6.3/km² (16/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11409 /11330

Elevation190–694 m (623–2,277 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vignevieille (French pronunciation: [viɲ.vjɛj] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Vinhavièlha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières Massif.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	112	—
1975	95	−2.32%
1982	78	−2.78%
1990	75	−0.49%
1999	72	−0.45%
2009	104	+3.75%
2014	98	−1.18%
2020	105	+1.16%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais in French.

Sights

Ruins of the Château de Durfort
Fountain built in 1897. The round basin is of pink marble from the Pic de Berles quarry situated in the communes of Vignevieille and Salza. At the centre is a column with the inscription: République Française, 1897, Jouve. The fountain runs permanently, even in drought.

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE