Vignevieille Explained

Vignevieille
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Vignevieille (Aude).svg
Arrondissement:	Narbonne
Canton:	Les Corbières
Insee:	11409
Postal Code:	11330
Mayor:	Olivier Vernede^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Coordinates:	43.0067°N 2.525°W
Elevation M:	228
Elevation Min M:	190
Elevation Max M:	694
Area Km2:	16.72

Vignevieille (pronounced as /fr/; Languedocien: Vinhavièlha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières Massif.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais in French.

Sights

• Ruins of the Château de Durfort
• Fountain built in 1897. The round basin is of pink marble from the Pic de Berles quarry situated in the communes of Vignevieille and Salza. At the centre is a column with the inscription: République Française, 1897, Jouve. The fountain runs permanently, even in drought.

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.