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Conques-sur-Orbiel

Coordinates: 43°16′14″N 2°24′09″E / 43.2706°N 2.4025°E / 43.2706; 2.4025
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Conques-sur-Orbiel
The church and surroundings in Conques-sur-Orbiel
The church and surroundings in Conques-sur-Orbiel
Coat of arms of Conques-sur-Orbiel
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Conques-sur-Orbiel is located in France
Conques-sur-Orbiel
Conques-sur-Orbiel
Conques-sur-Orbiel is located in Occitanie
Conques-sur-Orbiel
Conques-sur-Orbiel
Coordinates: 43°16′14″N 2°24′09″E / 43.2706°N 2.4025°E / 43.2706; 2.4025
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Vallée de l'Orbiel
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Juste[1]
Area
1
25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,575
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11099 /11600
Elevation101–286 m (331–938 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
Websitewww.conques-sur-orbiel.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Conques-sur-Orbiel (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃k syʁ ɔʁbjɛl] ; Occitan: Concas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,662—    
1975 1,692+0.26%
1982 1,786+0.78%
1990 2,043+1.69%
1999 2,061+0.10%
2007 2,269+1.21%
2012 2,435+1.42%
2017 2,525+0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

Chapel

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About 2 km north of the town lies a chapel constructed in 1885 for property owner Camille Don de Cépian and designed by Gabriel Pasquier. The chapel is crumbling but was recently stabilized.[4]

2018 Flood

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In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated when the river flooded after intense rain. 12 people were killed, including a nun.[5] Natural deposits of high arsenic content were disturbed & spread by these flood waters, levels of 100 ug/L have been subsequently measured in affected areas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Travaux de sécurisation à la chapelle de Vic, La Dépêche du Midi, 2016-11-28
  5. ^ France hit by worst flash floods in over a century, killing at least 12 including a nun, ABC News Online, 2018-10-16
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