| Saint-Martin-Lys | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Limoux |
| Canton: | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
| Insee: | 11358 |
| Postal Code: | 11500 |
| Mayor: | Rose-Marie Manaud[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pyrénées Audoises |
| Coordinates: | 42.8283°N 2.2267°W |
| Elevation M: | 362 |
| Elevation Min M: | 340 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1041 |
| Area Km2: | 9.99 |
Saint-Martin-Lys (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ lis/; Languedocien: Sant Martin de Les) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
The abbey of Saint-Martin-Lys appears in the texts in 898 when the monk Leuva gave the monastery a vineyard located in Cailla . She then receives many donations throughout the Viscount Fenouillèdes . Pope Agapet II confirmed his possessions in 954.[2] The monks then cultivate vineyards, olive trees and cereals. The monastery has a tine or cellars where are brought to Brugens crops in the region, today in the municipality of Caudies Fenouilledes.[3]
Municipality located in the upper valley of the Aude, legally part of the Fenouillèdes, the small village of Saint-Martin-Lys is between two gorges (near the parade of Pierre-Lys). Overlooked by two mountains, the village borders the Aude.[4] [5] [6]