Lagrasse

Lagrasse
Lagrasse; La Grassa (Occitan)
	Commune
	View of Lagrasse
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lagrasse
	Lagrasse Lagrasse
	Coordinates: 43°05′28″N 2°37′10″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Les Corbières
Intercommunality	Canton de Lagrasse
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	René Ortega
Area 1	32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	545
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11185 /11220
Elevation	82–586 m (269–1,923 ft) ; (avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lagrasse (Occitan: La Grassa) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. In 2016, it had a population of 560. Lagrasse is part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.[2]

Geography

Lagrasse is about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Carcassonne. It lies in the valley of the River Orbieu, at the foot of the Pyrenees.

History

Lagrasse dates from the time the abbey was built. Permission for the construction was given by Charlemagne in 783.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	622	—
1968	665	+6.9%
1975	623	−6.3%
1982	696	+11.7%
1990	704	+1.1%
1999	615	−12.6%
2006	603	−2.0%
2008	599	−0.7%

Sights

The two highlights of the village are the eponymous Abbey[3] and the bridges, although the narrow medieval streets of the village itself are also very attractive, and remains of the town walls can still be seen.

Economy

The region is renowned for the wine produced in the surrounding hills - this is the Corbières wine region, the largest wine-producing region in France.

The village is now home to numerous pottery workers and artists, and host numerous cultural and intellectual festivals such as "Le Banquet du Livre"

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References

INSEE

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
"List of "Plus Beaux Villages de France"". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
St. Mary's Abbey, Lagrasse Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] "List of "Plus Beaux Villages de France"". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

[3] St. Mary's Abbey, Lagrasse Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine