Arquettes-en-Val (; , before 1962: Arquettes)Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, p. 4771. is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The commune is one of the rare ones in France that are free of debt."La Depeche" Article 24 January 2012
Geography
Arquettes-sur-Val is located some 16 km south-east of Carcassonne and 4 km south-west of Montlaur. Access to the commune is by the D42 road from Palaja in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Serviès-en-Val. The D114 goes north-east from Serviès-en-Val to form part of the eastern border of the commune before joining the D3. The D714 road connects the D3 east of the commune to the village. The D310 goes south-west from the village to Villetritouls. The commune is rugged and forested in the north-west giving way to farmland in the south-east.Google Maps
The Ruisseau des Lys rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tributaries. The Ruisseau de Jonquiere rises near the village and flows south-east. The Ruisseau de Lanes rises in the north-west of the commune and also flows south-west gathering many tributaries. All of the streams join the Sou south-west of the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1983 2001 Georges Bouges 2001 2008 Bruno Séguy 2008 2010 Lionel Carabosa 2010 2014 Bruno Séguy 2014 2026 André Pech
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arquettois or Arquettoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
Religious heritage
The Church contains a Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Bourse de Corporal (17th century) which are registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune Oliver de Termes (1200-1274), Lord of Termes and Arquettes-en-Val. Émile Pouytès, born at Rieux-Minervois on 1 June 1924, died at Montredon-des-Corbières on 4 March 1976. a winemaker in Arquettes-en-Val who attended a viticultural protest by winegrowers and was killed."10,000 in France Attend Funeral Of a Winegrower Killed in Clash", by Flora Lewis, The New York Times, March 7, 1976, p. 2 There is a commemoration on the 1st Sunday of March at the Montredon-des-Corbières bridge.
See also Val de Dagne Corbières AOC Communes of the Aude department
References
External links Arquettes-en-Val on the National Geographic Institute website Arquettes-en-Val on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arquetes on the 1750 Cassini Map