Saissac

Saissac (occitan: Saissac ) is a common French, located in the department of the Aude and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Saissagais.

Geography

Saissac is located at the north of the Département of the Aude on the buttresses of the Black Montagne, with 467m of altitude. The village is located on a natural balcony which dominates the throat of the Vernassonne and also all the plain audoise of Carcassonne at Castelnaudary (flat of the Lauragais).

History

The name of Saissac appears at the 10th century and comes from Gallo-Roman the Saxiago which indicates more one field that a village. Its history is strongly related to that of the castle. Saissac is then a village castral built at the 11th century and especially at the 12th century.

About the middle of the 13th century, it is moved on its current site. From the 14th century, Saissac is regarded as a strengthened village. The city is partially destroyed in 1568 by the Protestants during the wars of religion.

As of the the Middle Ages, Saissac is a village in full growth thanks to the force of the Eau which is omnipresent. Artisanal industres like drapery and the mills develop to with it thanks to the energy of water. At the beginning of the 15th century, the clothiers are known for their fabrics sold on the fairs. The Saptes family is particularly known for her textiles. She profits then from the protection of Colbert and Louis XIV. Until the end of the 18th century, the industry of the textile is permanent and the village knows an important prosperity. In 1728, there existed 75 trades and more than 23 manufacturers. It is in Saissac that one produces famous black cloth named wing of Gorp .

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Located at the bottom of the village, on a spur surrounded by chasms, this castle defends and orders the projection on the plain, ruins massive, square towers, sections of wall of enclosure, keep, watch towers, turrets, it is a large whole of military architecture. The access to this castle is now paying, this castle is currently the object of a remarkable work of safeguard and development.
  • the béal of Saissac is a artificial channel of watering and water supply which dates from the Moyen-âge. It names the béal of the 13 millers of the name of their owner. It takes its source with the top of the village by collecting the water of the Vernassonne and the Aiguebelle. It is two kilometers long and crosses the village along the strengthened enclosure. It makes it possible to easily collect water in all points of the village. Until the 19th century, the béal made turn nearly 13 paper mills and fariniers, fullers, workshops of spinning mills, rassègues (saw-mechanics) and trip hammers. Currently, the béal is always used for the watering of the gardens. The village is fed out of running water since 1951.
  • the museum of the Old Trades evokes the daily life in the black Montagne. The tools presented emphasize the traditional trades.
  • the Bassin of Lampy is an artificial lake being used to feed the Canal of the South. Created in 1782, that is to say one century after the opening of the Channel of the South (1681). Its shaded paths promise beautiful walks. This basin is encircled beautiful solid masses of trees of the forest of Ramondens. The dam of the stopping is 120 meters length, 16 meters in height, and 5 meters thickness, it is a very beautiful work. The capacity of the basin is of more than 2.000.000 of m ³.
  • the Hydrant of Alzeau, if you leave Saissac in direction of Galaube, is one of the birthplaces of the channel of the South. A block of granite recalls the stages of Large Riquet to it:
Louis XIV régnant
Colbert being his ministre
Ici
L' year 1665
P. - P. Riquet seizes the eaux
of the Mountain Noire
les leads to Naurouze
et solves large the problème
junction of both mers
L' year 1666
Seul, it dares to undertake this large ouvrage
et answers of the succès
L' year 1681
des boats charged passent
with the Ocean the Mediterranean

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of the Aude

External bonds

  • Saissac on the site of the national geographical Institute

  • Saissac on the site of INSEE
  • Saissac on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Saissac on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Saissac on Mapquest

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