Aunat (French pronunciation: [onat] ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
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| Coordinates: 42°47′41″N 2°05′46″E / 42.7947°N 2.0961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
| Intercommunality | CC Pyrénées Audoises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Piquemal[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 62 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11019 /11140 |
| Elevation | 593–1,200 m (1,946–3,937 ft) (avg. 936 m or 3,071 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAunat is located some 60 km west by north-west of Perpignan and 25 km east by north-east of Ax-les-Thermes. Access to the commune is by the D20 road from Rodome in the west which passes through the village and continues east to Bessède-de-Sault. The D29 road comes from Fontanès-de-Sault in the south and passes through the length of the commune and the village before continuing north-west to join the D107 north-east of Belfort-sur-Rebenty. The commune is mostly rugged and forested but with farmland in the valley around the village.[3]
The Ruisseau du Mouillou rises in the north-east of the commune and flows west gathering several tributaries from the north including the Ruisseau du Bernet and the Ruisseau de Valmajou before joining the Ruisseau de Romanis on the western border of the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editHeraldry
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Blazon: Or, an alder tree eradicated of Gules.
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Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Lucien Faure |
| 2008 | 2014 | Jean Séguéla |
| 2014 | 2020 | Henri Vaquer |
| 2020 | 2026 | Christophe Piquemal |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Aunatois or Aunatoises in French.[5]
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Notable people linked to the commune
editThe paternal side of Edgar Faure originated from this commune for many generations before 1850.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aunat, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Aunat on the old IGN website (in French)
- Aunat on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aunat on the 1750 Cassini Map
