Villegly
Villegly | |
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Coordinates: 43°17′13″N 2°26′27″E / 43.2869°N 2.4408°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | Le Haut-Minervois |
Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Marty[1] |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,208 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11426 /11600 |
Elevation | 128–283 m (420–928 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villegly (French pronunciation: [vilɡli] ⓘ; Occitan: Vilaglin) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Geography
Villegly is a village at the edge of the
History
Evidence of many periods of its history can be seen in the buildings of Villegly. The
Administration
Term | Name |
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1945–1947 | Jules Rouquet |
1947 | Augustin Granel |
1947–1953 | Aimé Rey |
1953–1959 | Edouard Milhabet |
1959–1989 | Jean Pennavaire |
1989–incumbent | Alain Marty |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 504 | — |
1968 | 514 | +2.0% |
1975 | 449 | −12.6% |
1982 | 532 | +18.5% |
1990 | 611 | +14.8% |
1999 | 747 | +22.3% |
2008 | 874 | +17.0% |
Its inhabitants are called Villeglygeois.
Services
The village has a post office (open three days per week), one newsagent, one butcher, one baker and one grocery shop. There is also a campsite. The grounds of the old Château de Villegly are a pleasant public park.
Wines
The main economic activity of the commune is wine production. Vines cover most of the land outside the village itself. When the old Château de Villegly came under the ownership of the Conseil Général of the Département de l'Aude, its vineyards and cellars were bought by Marcel Moureau. He and his sons run the business which also includes the vineyards of Chateau Villerambert-Moreau at Caunes-Minervois. The Château de Villegly label is an excellent Minervois AOC wine.
At the northeast end of the village, the young husband and wife team of Annabelle et Christophe Hernandez have set up the Domaine les Maillols vineyard which produces an excellent range of
Both the above wine businesses have tasting cellars in Villegly.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Institut Géographique National Carte Topographique Série Bleu Map 2345E