Conques-sur-Orbiel (; , before 1962: Conques)Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, p. 4771. is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
Chapel About 2 km north of the town lies a chapel constructed in 1885 for property owner Camille Don de Cépian and designed by Gabriel Pasquier. The chapel is crumbling but was recently stabilized.Travaux de sécurisation à la chapelle de Vic, La Dépêche du Midi, 2016-11-28
2018 Flood In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated when the river flooded after intense rain. 12 people were killed, including a nun.France hit by worst flash floods in over a century, killing at least 12 including a nun, ABC News Online, 2018-10-16 Natural deposits of high arsenic content were disturbed & spread by these flood waters, levels of 100 ug/L have been subsequently measured in affected areas.
See also Communes of the Aude department List of medieval bridges in France
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External links
SENIORBIEL - Seniors Conques sur Orbiel Conques-sur-Orbiel sur le site de l'Institut géographique national