Gardie | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Gardie (Aude).svg |
Arrondissement: | Limoux |
Canton: | La Région Limouxine |
Insee: | 11161 |
Postal Code: | 11250 |
Mayor: | Jean Roger[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Limouxin |
Coordinates: | 43.0756°N 2.3°W |
Elevation M: | 230 |
Elevation Min M: | 174 |
Elevation Max M: | 345 |
Area Km2: | 4.65 |
Gardie (in French pronounced as /ɡaʁdi/; Occitan (post 1500);: Gàrdia) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
It is a small hilltop village on the edge of the Barris stream valley. It is in the Canton of St Hilaire, 4 km away.
The village has Roman origins and was named Gardiaco. It was probably built as a guardpost for the nearby St Hilaire Abbey.
The centre of the village has a Circulade, a circle of old houses that would have originally been built around the perimeter of the now missing chateau as a defensive feature. It was possible to circumvent the village through the attics of these houses. The church has a small tower topped by a cast iron frame cap and bells.
Gardie is a farming village with the main crop being grapes. Most of the grapes go to produce the famous Blanquette de Limoux or Limoux A.O.C. red wine.