Molandier

Molandier
Coat of arms
Molandier
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Molandier
Coordinates: 43°14′50″N 1°42′59″E / 43.2472°N 1.7164°ECoordinates: 43°14′50″N 1°42′59″E / 43.2472°N 1.7164°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Belpech
Intercommunality	Garnaguès et la Piège
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Lautre
Area^1	19.84 km^2 (7.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	221
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11236 / 11420
Elevation	226–351 m (741–1,152 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Molandier is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The main town is Bastide located on the old highway 624 between Castelnaudary and Le Vernet .

History

The first record of Molandier is found in the thirteenth century when, on 1 April 1246, a charter of Customs Molandier was signed between lords and count. The charter defined the geographical boundaries of the region and the feudal rights of the lords as well as including a system of property boundaries and rules for civil and criminal justice, police and consular organization.

The territory of Molandier was larger in the thirteenth century than nowadays. The limits were defined by streams and a river, the bright-Hers. The stream Grilosa (today Durgou) marked the southern boundary. This creek flows into Hers around Marrot. The western boundary was represented by the stream of Pounchuc (Roquefort today) on the old road to Calmont Mazères. The northeast boundary is the death-Hers. The stream of Garrigou (near La Borde du Bosc) separates Molandier and Belper . The passage between the villages was called the No carbe (goat).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	359	—
1968	345	−3.9%
1975	263	−23.8%
1982	256	−2.7%
1990	218	−14.8%
1999	213	−2.3%
2008	221	+3.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE