Saint-André-de-Roquelongue
Saint -André -de- Roquelongue is a commune with 1183 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) in the Aude department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.
Geography
Saint -André -de- Roquelongue located sixteen kilometers southwest of Narbonne. The church is from the river Aussou, a tributary of the Orbieu traversed.
History
The earliest traces of human settlement go to the New Stone Age (5000-2500 BC ). Even today, in the municipality to find traces of this era, including a dolmen. The sheep was up to the middle of the 19th century always the main livelihood of the population. By the Roman occupation that began in 118 BC, the settlement gained in importance. In the area of today's community, there were also four Gallo- Roman villas. Saint -André later fell under the rule of MONTSERET. There were also peasants from MONTSERET who founded the town at the foot of the hill Roquelongue. The church was mentioned in 1178, in 1744 it was restored. Since 1189 the Abbot of Fontfroide the main ruler of Saint -André was next also had the archbishop of Narbonne, the Lord of MONTSERET and the viscount of Narbonne claim to territory. In addition to the parish church existed vorkirchliche the chapel of Saint- Jacques, of which only remnants can be found on demVernède Hill today in the Middle Ages. It was not until 1791, Saint -André a separate municipality ( previously a part of MONTSERET ). After the revolution of agriculture farming ( mainly wheat ) and livestock was determined, viticulture made only a limited proportion of. 1891 reached the population with 1228 inhabitants peaked. After the Second World War, the population declined to 680 residents in 1982. Due to its proximity to the centers of Narbonne and Lézignan -Corbières, the population has since increased again.
Personalities
- Léopold Servole, French Rugby player, born in 1906 in Saint -André