Orsans, Aude Explained

Orsans
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Orsans 25.svg
Arrondissement:Carcassonne
Canton:La Piège au Razès
Insee:11268
Postal Code:11270
Mayor:Jean Bonnafil[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.1622°N 1.9831°W
Elevation M:355
Elevation Min M:304
Elevation Max M:400
Area Km2:9.94

Orsans is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Orsans is a small hamlet in the south of France, it used to be an important village with a school and many farming supplies, but now is just a small farming community. There is a medieval church and there used to be a large windmill on the hill, which is now gone; however, the storage house (which was also a cowshed for a while) remains, now converted into a house. There is a statue in the square which celebrates the ceased or injured form Orsans in World War I. A small stream runs through the hills that are used for farming. On top of the largest hill in or sans there is a large old water tower, that is surrounded by cows.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.