Axiat

Axiat
The church in Axiat
Axiat
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Axiat
Coordinates: 42°47′05″N 1°45′25″E / 42.7847°N 1.7569°ECoordinates: 42°47′05″N 1°45′25″E / 42.7847°N 1.7569°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Cabannes
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Ax
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Maurice Sicre
Area^1	9.54 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	24
• Density	2.5/km^2 (6.5/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09031 / 09250
Elevation	707–2,365 m (2,320–7,759 ft) (avg. 880 m or 2,890 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Axiat is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Axiatois or Axiatoises.^[1]

Geography

Axiat is located some 27 km south-east of Foix and some 12 km north-west of Ax-les-Thermes. Access to the commune is by the D20 road from Appy in the west which passes through the south of the commune and the village before continuing south to Lordat. The commune is alpine in nature with snow-capped mountains in the north, extensive forests, and rugged terrain. There is some farming activity in the south near the village.^[2]

The Ruisseau d'Axiat forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Ariege at Urs. The Ruisseau de la Cassagne forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ruisseau d'Axiat. The Ruisseau de Girabel forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ruisseau de la Cassagne. The Ruisseau de Sauquet rises in the north of the commune and flows south through the centre near the village and joins the Ruisseau d'Axiat on the southern border. The Ruisseau de Fontronne forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ruisseau d'Axiat on the southern border.^[2]

There is also a hamlet called Axiat in the commune of Miglos.

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2020	Maurice Sicre

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 24 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
204	149	256	277	333	295	278	299	307

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
276	244	246	244	248	239	228	222	196

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
192	152	170	133	136	131	127	101	78

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
81	52	41	48	42	35	-	24	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Culture and heritage

The Church Choir

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Julien (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[4]

Photos of the Church

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  Exterior of the Church

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  A door to the Church

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  A detail of the wall

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  The Baptismal font

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  A Stained glass window

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  A detail of the wall

Environmental heritage

• The Soularac Peak (2,368 m)
• The Saint-Barthélemy Peak (2,348 m)

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

External links

• Axiat on the old IGN website (French)
• Axiat on Lion1906
• Axiat on Google Maps
• Axiat on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Axiat on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Axiat on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Ariège (French)
2. Google Maps
3. List of Mayors of France (French)
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093771 Church of Saint Julien (French)