Airoux (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography Localisation Airoux is within the urban area of Castelnaudary situated in the Lauragais on the Rigole de la plaine. It is located some 5 km north-west of Castelnaudary and 15 km south-east of Villefranche-de-Lauragais. It can be accessed on road D217 from Labastide-d'Anjou in the south through the village and continuing north-east to Soupex. There is also the D1 road from Montmaur in the northwest which also passes through the village and continues south-east to Ricaud. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.IGN Map on Géoportail
Numerous streams cover the entire commune with the Rigole of the Canal du Midi passing through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. An unnamed watercourse forms the whole western border between the Rigole and the Fresquel river which forms the southern border of the commune. Numerous other unnamed streams and watercourses flow to the Fresquel from the commune to the south, south-east, and east.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration List of Successive Mayors of AirouxList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party Position 1751 1754 Jacques Melix 1754 1766 Antoine Blou 1766 1772 Jacques Gacher 1772 1784 Pierre Briane 1784 1790 Charles Pontnau 1790 1792 Antoine Biou 1793 1795 M. Bourdil 1795 1799 Jean Mazieres 1799 1808 Jean Pontnau 1808 1814 Jean Raymond Milhes 1823 1830 Barthélémy Bessiere 1830 1831 Emmanuel Denat 1831 1840 Jean Raymond Monier 1840 1846 Emmanuel Denat 1846 1848 Jacques Blou 1848 1852 Jean Pierre Milhes 1852 1870 Jacques Milhes 1870 1871 Jean Pierre Milhes 1871 1878 Jacques Milhes 1878 1908 Raymond Milhes 1908 1919 Antonin Desplats 1919 1935 Joseph Marty
Mayors from 1935
From To Name Party Position 1935 1945 Maurice Geli 1945 1989 Pierre Geli 1989 2014 Laurent Geli 2014 2020 Cédric Malrieu
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
Sites and monuments
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Chateau of Airoux (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Cemetery Cross (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
See also Communes of the Aude department County of Razès Cantons of the Aude department Arrondissements of the Aude department
References
External links Airoux on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Areons on the 1750 Cassini Map