Fleury (Aude)

Fleury is a commune with 3608 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Aude department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region; it belongs to the district of Narbonne and the Canton Coursan.

Fleury, formerly called Perignan, located about 12 km from Narbonne and 15 km from Béziers. The municipality comprises the three settlements Fleury- d'Aude, the historic town in the hinterland, the seaside resort of Saint -Pierre- la -Mer, Les Cabanes de the fishing village of Fleury at the mouth of the Aude and some hamlets and isolated farmsteads. The east of the Autoroute A9 located municipality area is part of the Regional Park Narbonnaise en Méditerranée.

Demographics

Attractions

• The partially Romanesque church of Saint -Martin
• The Etang de Pissevache
• The Chasm of l' Oeil Doux, a cenote in the Massif de la Clape
• The beaches of Saint -Pierre- sur -Mer and Les Cabanes de Fleury

The Chapel of Notre- Dame de Liesse, southeast side

The Chapel of Notre- Dame de Liesse, southwest side

The Chasm of l' Oeil Doux

Personalities

• Jean Hercule de Fleury de Rosset de Rocozels (1683-1748), Baron de Perignan (1714 ), Marquis de Rocozels ( 1724), Duc de Fleury, Pair de France ( 1736).