Audressein
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Audressein
|commune status = Commune
|image = Audressein (Ariège).jpg
|caption = The church in the centre of the village
|arrondissement = Saint-Girons
|canton = Couserans Ouest
|INSEE = 09026
|postal code = 09800
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Couserans - Pyrénées
|coordinates = {{coord|42.9294|1.0244|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 500
|elevation min m = 489
|elevation max m = 959
|area km2 = 3.98
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Audressein ({{IPA|fr|odʁɛsɛ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Audressenh}}) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Geography
Audressein is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees", at the start of the climb to the Col de la Core some 18 km south-west of Saint-Girons. Access to the commune is by the D618 road from Argein in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to Engomer in the north-east. The D804 goes from Sor in the west through the commune just south of the village and continues to Castillon-en-Couserans in the south-east. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with substantial forests in the north.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/09800+Audressein,+France/@42.9246649,1.0279629,6704m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a8c687aff0b177:0x406f69c2f436210?hl=en Google Maps]
The Léz river flows through the commune from south to north forming the south-eastern border of the commune and continues north-east to join the Salat at Saint-Girons. The Bouigane river flows from the west across the commune to join the Lez at the village. The Long Rieu stream rises in the north of the commune and flows south to join the Bouigane near the village.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Audressein
|North = Arrout
|Northeast = Balaguères
|East = Cescau
|Southeast = Castillon-en-Couserans
|South = Les Bordes-sur-Lez
|Southwest = Sor
|West = Argein
|Northwest = Villeneuve
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=13857 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
class="wikitable" | ||
From | To | Name |
---|---|---|
1989 | 1995 | Louis Anglade |
1995 | 2001 | Marcel Catala |
2001 | 2008 | Annie Ajas |
2008 | 2020 | Oscar Girotto |
2020 | 2026 | Michel Anglade |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Audressenois or Audressenoises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ariege-09 Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|1754|Audressein}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-09026#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |334
|1800 |238
|1806 |430
|1821 |412
|1831 |446
|1836 |484
|1841 |466
|1846 |473
|1851 |503
|1856 |450
|1861 |385
|1866 |450
|1872 |465
|1876 |449
|1881 |442
|1886 |385
|1891 |349
|1896 |337
|1901 |320
|1906 |347
|1911 |330
|1921 |275
|1926 |243
|1931 |240
|1936 |248
|1946 |200
|1954 |183
|1962 |160
|1968 |150
|1975 |132
|1982 |123
|1990 |121
|1999 |107
|2007 |119
|2012 |117
|2017 |139
}}
Culture and heritage
=Civil heritage=
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Hydraulic Thresher Building (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA09000011|PA09000011 Hydraulic Thresher Building}} {{in lang|fr}}
- An Ornamental Garden{{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA09000022|IA09000022 Ornamental Garden}} {{in lang|fr}}
=Religious heritage=
Image:Ariège- ange musicien de l'église d'Audressein.jpg with an archer.]]
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues (14th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00093769|PA00093769 Church of Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}} The church is listed as a World Heritage Site on the Routes of Santiago de Compostela. The original porch had three entries and a Bell tower from the 14th century. The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Wayside Cross (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000867|PM09000867 Wayside Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
- A Baptismal Font (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000040|PM09000040 Baptismal Font}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
- A Cabinet for Baptismal Fonts (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000039|PM09000039 Cabinet for Baptismal Fonts}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
- A Bronze Bell (1558){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000038|PM09000038 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}
- A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000037|PM09000037 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity}} {{in lang|fr}}
- An ex-voto Monumental Painting (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000036|PM09000036 Ex-voto Monumental Painting}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
- Ex-voto Monumental Paintings (16th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000002|PM09000002 Ex-voto Monumental Paintings}} {{in lang|fr}}
;Other religious sites
- The Church of Saint-Martin
- The Presbytery contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
- A Cross (14th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM09000041|PM09000041 Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071108123736/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=14118 Audressein on the old IGN website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=1.0244,42.9294&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Audressein on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=42.9294&lon=1.0244&zoom=13 Audreßein on the 1750 Cassini Map]
{{Commons category|Audressein}}
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