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Geography

Commune of the Minervois on the Money-Double

History

It seems that the Money Doubles accommodated on its banks a city as of the Roman time gallo. Many a " villa " surrounded its bed as testify some the files… Close to the river, " Al Riùs " could be at the origin of the name. And to distinguish it from other Rieux, it is followed qualifier of Minervois in reference to the antique " Pago Minerbensis " known since the Roman time gallo: one already finds in a charter of Charles the Bald person of the year 855 " Pago Minarbensi" applied to the area. The village would have been born, around a castrum about the year 1000.

The seigniory of Rieux, had at the 12th century by the Viscounts of Minerve, is confiscated after the crusade against the Albigensians and king St Louis pledged this seigniory with Raymond de Saverdun in 1230. The heirs to Saverdun sell the ground of Rieux to Nicolas of Jugie, a family of the Limousin, from which one of the Pierre members of Jugie is archbishop of Narbonne. This family is in addition related to the popes Clément VI and Gregoire IX like with the bishops of St Pons. From 1372, the ground of Rieux is transmitted by matrimonial alliances, at the houses of Puydeval (1375), Morèze (1458) and Moustiers de Mérinville (1642). It is this line which made set up the castle near the Double Money about 1175 and of which there remain some remarkable works: turns, court of the well, fenestrates and lintels François of Jugie, baron de Rieux (1556-1592) is a man of war, first marshal of the camps and armies of the King, governor of Narbonne, takes part in the combat who devastate Languedoc and particularly Minervois: initially against the Protestants then against the members of a league. It is a close relation of Henry 1st of Montmorency, governor of Languedoc. In reward, the baronnie of Rieux is set up in county by the king Henri IV in 1604. François of Jugie, Count de Rieux, wire junior by the precedent is faithful Montmorency house and will join in 1630 to Henri II, last duke of Montmorency entered in rebellion against the royal capacity (Louis XIII and Richelieu). He will be killed at the time of the combat of Castelnaudary in 1632. In punishment, the county of Rieux loses its title of baronnie States of Languedoc and the turns of the castle are shaven " with height of the cheminées" . The County of Rieux finds in 1642 its rights of access in the States of Languedoc after the marriage of Marguerite of Jugie, girl of Francois, with François de Moustiers-Mérinville: it is this family which will give the name to the inhabitants of Rieux: mérinvillois and Mérinvilloises, the fascinating village him even the name of Mérinville in 1775. This name was abolished with the French revolution, restored under the Restoration and definitively abolished by a decree royal of 1838

Also let us add that Rieux is located on one of the roads to join Saint Jacques de Compostelle: what would explain the presence of a statue of St Jacques as a pilgrim with his stick, its shell, and its representations on the table of “Saissac” in the vault St Roch. The local economy, although the tertiary sector is in full rise, rests primarily on the vine growing: production of wines of name (AOC Minervois), type of vine wines (cabernet, syrah, grenache.) and of local wines, whose typicity and flavors are particularly required

Administration

Demography

Personalities related to the commune

Léopold Gourp : aviator companion of Saint Exupéry.

See too

Common of the Aude

External bonds

Rieux-Minervois on the site of the national geographical Institute
Rieux-Minervois on the site of INSEE
Rieux-Minervois on the site of Quid
Localization of Rieux-Minervois on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Rieux-Minervois on Mapquest
Official site of the Town hall of Rieux Minervois

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