Argens-Minervois | |
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 Lock on theCanal du Midi | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Argens-Minervois | |
  Argens-Minervois  Argens-Minervois | |
| Coordinates:43°14′36″N2°45′59″E / 43.2433°N 2.7664°E /43.2433; 2.7664 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Le Lézignanais |
| Intercommunality | CC Région Lézignanaise Corbières Minervois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérard Garcia[1] |
Area 1 | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 375 |
| • Density | 81.7/km2 (212/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11013 /11200 |
| Elevation | 27–120 m (89–394 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argens-Minervois is acommune in theAudedepartment in theOccitanie region of southernFrance.
Argens-Minervois is located some 20 km west by south-west ofCapestang and 6 km north ofLézignan-Corbières. The northern border of the commune is also the border betweenAude andHérault. Access to the commune is by the D124 road fromRoubia in the east which passes through the village and continues along the bank of theCanal du Midi to join the D11 north-east of the commune. The commune is forested in the north with a large reservoir in the centre feeding the Canal du-Midi. The rest of the commune is farmland.[3]
TheAude river forms the whole southern and western border of the commune with theCanal du Midi parallel to it in the commune on the left bank in the commune. The large reservoir in the centre of the commune feeds the Canal through theRuisseau de l'Étang on the eastern side and an unnamed stream on the western side. The Ruisseau du Four rises in the north-east of the commune and flows under the Canal to the Aude.[3]
Places adjacent to Argens-Minervois | |
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| Blazon: Vairy, in fesse fusilly, all in Argent and Azure. |
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Pierre Peyrard |
| 2008 | 2020 | René Lazes |
| 2020 | 2026 | Gérard Garcia |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asArgenais orArgenaises in French.[5]
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Viticulture:Minervois (AOC), Languedoc (AOC)
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