Artigues (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography
Artigues is located some 10 km south by south-east of Quillan and 2 km west of Axat. Access to the commune is by the D83 road from Axat in the east passing through the village and continuing west then south by a tortuous route to Le Clat. The commune is rugged and heavily forested but with a little farming activity near the village.Google Maps
The river Aude forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north. The Ruisseau de l'Esteille rises in the south of the commune and flows east to join the Aude east of the commune. The Ruisseau de la Fage rises in the south of the commune and flows north to join the Ruisseau d'Artigues just south of the village which flows east to join the Aude.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party 2001 2008 Christian Domingo 2001 2026 Serge Mounié PS
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguais or Artiguaises in French.Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint-Nicolas (1830); The Gorge of Saint-Georges, with cliffs 300m high; The Col du Garabeil.
Church Picture Gallery
See also Communes of the Aude department
References
External links Artigues on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arugues on the 1750 Cassini Map