Malves-en-Minervois

Malves -en- Minervois ( Occitan: Malvas ) is a southern French village with 802 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Aude department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

Location

Malves -en- Minervois is located very close to the river Clamoux northeast of Carcassonne and 18 kilometers southwest of Rieux- Minervois Minervois in the countryside of about 12 km ( driving distance ). The place Laure- Minervois, with its Gothic church of St -Jean -Baptiste is just ten kilometers north-easterly direction away.

Demographics

Economy

The fields in the vicinity of the place is used for agriculture in the main proceedings. In addition, wine production; it produces both white and red wines.

History

About the history of Malves no information is available. However, one can assume that the region - similarly proved as for the neighboring community Laure- Minervois - was already inhabited in Gallo- Roman times.

Attractions

• The Château de Malves lies on the eastern edge of the village and is a closed three sides of late medieval fortification from the 14th/15th. Century with later alterations from the 16th to 18th centuries. The building with its distinctive round corner towers now serves as a hotel or hostel in parts. It is provided as a Monument historique since 1947 under protection.
• About 500 meters west of the town is an approximately five feet above the ground level of towering menhir, as occurs frequently in the south of France: It's actually more of a laterally flattened stele (width: 1.45 meters / 0.40 meters thickness ) as a high round stone, as they are known from Brittany or other regions of Central Europe. Whether this is on the locally occurring stone material (limestone) is due, or equivalent to a regional taste, is unclear. The stone is recognized as a monument historique since 1921.
• Also just outside the town are some dry stone built stone huts ( capitelles or cabanes ), farmers and / or herders protection and shelter provided in earlier times. According to the local tradition, the small buildings are not curved with an outer diameter of about two meters, but have a cover made ​​of branches, which were then weighted with stones.