Peyriac-Minervois
Peyriac-Minervois | |
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Location of Peyriac-Minervois | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′32″N 2°34′05″E / 43.2922°N 2.5681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | Le Haut-Minervois |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denise Gils |
Area 1 | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,142 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11286 /11160 |
| Elevation | 105–221 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 culturally 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.