Mayreville

Mayreville is a southern French village with 72 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Aude department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

Location

Mayreville is located about 400 meters from the river Hers away in the south of Lauragais at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level. inst and about 58 km ( driving distance ) west of Carcassonne and about 18 kilometers south-west of Castelnaudary. The cantonal capital Belpech is almost twelve kilometers southwest; the picturesque Bastide Mirepoix is a good 22 kilometers to the south.

Demographics

In the 19th century the place had at times almost 300 inhabitants. The mechanization of agriculture led to a significant decline in the population.

Economy

The surroundings of the town is still dominated by agriculture, which in the late Middle Ages and early modern times mainly on the cultivation of woad ( pastel) concentrated. The import of indigo led from the 18th century to a gradual economic decline. In the late 20th century, tourism has been added in the form of apartment rentals ( gîtes ) as an economic factor.

History

The presence of a medieval church is evidence of a long occupation of the site.

Attractions

The parish church of Mayreville ( Église Saint- Pierre ) shows a bell gable like him - apart from the natural stone material used here - for the Gothic churches in tolosaner space was common. Even more impressive examples of this type can be found at the church of Saint- Saturnin in Belpech or at the church of Notre- Dame-de- l'Assomption in Villefranche -de- Lauragais. Both the portal loose west facade and the nave of the church nave are supported by buttresses, which points to a construction in the 14th or 15th century.