Albières (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography
Albières is a remote commune high in the mountains some 40 km south by south-east of Carcassonne and 40 km west by south west of Port-la-Nouvelle in a direct line. The road distance is substantially more. The D129 road running north-west from Pont d'Orbieau forms the north-eastern border of the commune but to enter the commune the D613 road branches off this road heading south-west to the village of Albières. The D613 continues west through the commune to Arques and is the only access route to the commune. There is quite an extensive network of small mountain roads in the commune. The commune is mountainous with alpine vegetation, no farming areas, and some forested areas.
There are many streams flowing through the commune with the Ruisseau d'Albières flowing through the village and north, joined by several other streams and joining L'Orbieu river which flows northwards to join the Aude near Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude.Google Maps
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of AlbièresList of Mayors of France
From To Name 1791 1791 Blaise Calmont 1792 1793 Jean-Pierre Alquier 1794 1796 Jean-Pierre Villefranque 1797 1797 Barthélémy Alquier 1798 1798 Jean Villefranque 1799 1800 Amiel 1801 1802 Villefranque 1803 1804 Jean-Pierre Villefranque 1805 1805 Amiel 1806 1820 Magna 1821 1830 Féréol Malet 1831 1831 Jacques Auriol 1832 1838 Villefranque 1839 1846 Amiel 1847 1848 Pierre Villefranque 1849 1855 Amiel 1856 1856 Roques 1857 1862 Barthélémy Amiel 1863 1864 Joseph Roques 1865 1870 Jean-Baptiste Bascou 1870 1878 François Laffon 1878 1880 Célestin Villefranque 1881 1884 Etienne Azais 1885 1886 Jean-Baptiste Bascou 1887 1887 Martin Burgat 1887 1891 Auguste Malet 1892 1897 Constantin Guichou 1898 1903 Antoine Auriol 1904 1912 Léon Burgat 1912 1914 Raynaud 1914 1918 François Azais 1918 1918 Jean Raynaud 1919 1938 Ernest Rougé
Mayors from 1938
From To Name Party 1938 1955 Bertin Pistre 1955 1971 Arthème Moulins 1971 1983 Léon Pistre 1983 1995 Marcel Floutie 1995 2020 Jacques Villefranque PS 2020 Current Yvon Lacombe
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albiérois or Albiéroises in French.Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
Sites and Monuments
Ruins of a Medieval Castle and enclosure (castrum) of the old village The Church of Saint Martin from the 17th century contains a Painting: the AssumptionMinistry of Culture, Palissy which is registered as an historical object. The Oratory of Notre-Dame des Douleurs contains a Group Sculpture: Virgin of PityMinistry of Culture, Palissy which is registered as an historical object.
Notable People linked to the commune Raymond Busquet whose paternal family is from Albières and neighbouring villages
Associations The ACCA of Albières: Boar Hunting The Paradis club: Club of the Third Age of Albières The Committee of festivals of Albières
Events A Local Festival around 14 July (organized by the Festival Committee) The Festival of Albières of World Music at the end of July The Bal-musette in late August (organized by the Paradis Club) A Theatre during the All Saints' Day holidays
See also Communes of the Aude department
External links Albières on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Albieres on the 1750 Cassini Map
References