Conques-sur-Orbiel
Commune in Occitanie, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conques-sur-Orbiel (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃k syʁ ɔʁbjɛl] ; Occitan: Concas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
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 The church and surroundings in Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Conques-sur-Orbiel  | |
  Conques-sur-Orbiel  Conques-sur-Orbiel | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′14″N 2°24′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Orbiel |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Juste[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,575 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11099 /11600 |
| Elevation | 101–286 m (331–938 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,662 | — |
| 1975 | 1,692 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 1,786 | +0.78% |
| 1990 | 2,043 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 2,061 | +0.10% |
| 2007 | 2,269 | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 2,435 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 2,525 | +0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
About 2 km north of the town lies a chapel constructed in 1885 for property owner Camille Don de Cépian and designed by Gabriel Pasquier. The chapel is crumbling but was recently stabilized.[4]
In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated when the river flooded after intense rain. 12 people were killed, including a nun.[5] Natural deposits of high arsenic content were disturbed & spread by these flood waters, levels of 100 ug/L have been subsequently measured in affected areas.
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