Alairac
Alairac is a common French, located in the department of the Aude and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Alairacois.
Geography
Built on a nipple with the foot of the Massive of Malepère, Alairac is a circular village or Circulade of the year millet. This village dominates the plain where curves the Canal of the South and the sight extends on a superb panorama limited to north by the Black Montagne, in the center one discovers the Cité of Carcassonne and more in the south, the solid mass of Malepère, wood cover of oaks, field of the mushroom wild boars and pick-ups.
History
The first writings on the castle appear in 1063, probable construction of the circulade, it belongs then to the count de Foix, Roger Ier de Foix. During years, it is exchanged several times between the county of Foix and the Vicomté of Carcassonne, the family Trencavel.At the time of the Albigensian Crusade, towards the , Easter 1210 Simon de Montfort besieged the castle of Alairac during eleven days with the end of which the inhabitants, fearing to be obliged to go, fled nuitamment. In 1309, the perfect last cathare known, Guilhem Bélibaste, flees in Catalonia in company of Philippe d' Alayrac. This last, at the time of its return to the country, undoubtedly was taken again and burned.
On the noise of the approach of large the company of Truck drivers, in 1366, the officers of the seneschalsy of Carcassonne ordered to the inhabitants of the castle of Alairac, which belonged to Jean of Armagnac, to strengthen and destroy the suburbs. Having neglected to carry out this order, the Viscount in anger put fire at the castle which was entirely flaring. Later, the count of Armagnac yielded the ground of Alairac to the marquis of Mirepoix (1404). The seigniory was sold at the beginning of the 18th century, with a middle-class man of Carcassonne. This seigniory is extinct with the revolution, in 1789.
Administration
|- | align=right| 1862 at January 4th, 1871 || GUILHEM Louis || || |- | align=right| January 4th, 1871 at April 7th, 1871 ||GUILHEM Benoit || || |- | align=right| May 8th, 1871 at 1900 || FAGES Jean || || |- | align=right| 1900 at December 31st, 1919 || GUILHEM Achilles || || |- | align=right| December 31st, 1919 at 1929 || FAGES Irenee || || |- | align=right| June 5th, 1929 at May 5th, 1935 || VIDAL Gaston || || |- | align=right| May 5th, 1935 at April 29th, 1945 || FAGES Irenee || || |- | align=right| April 29th, 1945 at May 5th, 1952 || MARCEROU Urbain || || |- | align=right| May 5th, 1952 at May 5th, 1953 || GRIND André || || |- | align=right| May 5th, 1953 at March 16th, 1971 || CARRIE Antonin || || |- | align=right| Since March 1971 || Roger ADIVEZE || PS ||
Demography
Places and monuments
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the circulade of Alairac, called “German holy Round”
- the classified church of the 13th century with its octagonal bell-tower
- the international circuit of moto-cross
Personalities related to the commune
- the perfect last Cathare Guillaume Bélibaste had as a companion Philippe d' Alayrac
- André Mouls, man of theater and of culture, animated Carcassonne and lasting Alairac of many years. He was also poet at his hours.
- the Eliab painter the shepherd, with whom one owes the very coloured panels of information of the village.
- outstanding Personality, former regional adviser, Officer of the Legion of Honor, Mr Roger Adivèze has been the mayor for more than 30 years.
See too
- Common of the Aude
External bonds
- Alairac on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Alairac on the site of INSEE
- Alairac on the site of Quid
- Localization of Alairac on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Alairac on Mapquest
- the site of the commune of Alairac
- the page of Alairac on the site of the circulades