Armissan (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography Armissan is part of the urban area of Narbonne and is located just 2 km east of the city immediately south of Vinassan and inside the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne. Access to the commune is by road D68 from Narbonne passing through the town and continuing south-east to join the D168 to Narbonne-Plage at the southern border of the commune. The D168 from Narbonne to Narbonne-Plage also passes through the south of the commune. There is also the D31 going south from Vinasson through the west of the commune to join the D32. The A9 autoroute passes through the west of the commune but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit 37 at Narbonne. The commune has large forests in the south-west and in the north with the rest of the commune farmland.Google Maps
The Ruisseau Mayral with many tributaries flows through the village west to join a network of canals west of the A9.
History
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2020 Gérard Kerfyser 2020 2026 José Frere
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Armissannais or Armissannaises in French.Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
Economy The commune is part of the Languedoc AOC.
Sites and monuments
The Remains of the Church of Saint Peter (Middle Ages) are registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau of Armissan The War Memorial (20th century) is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy
The Church of Saint-Etienne contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Tombstone of René de Chefdebien (1615)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Statues (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar Painting: Saints Pierre and Etienne (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A box for holy oils (1684)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Ciborium (1654)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Ciborium (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Bronze Bell (1732)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Sacristy Washbasin (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue/Reliquary: Saint Roch (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 6 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
See also Communes of the Aude department
References
External links Armissan official website Armissan on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Armißan on the 1750 Cassini Map