Gardie, Aude

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

Gardie
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Gardie
Gardie Gardie
Coordinates: 43°04′32″N 2°18′00″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Région Limouxine
Intercommunality	Limouxin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Rosylin Garrabou
Area ^1	4.65 km^2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	121
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11161 /11250
Elevation	174–345 m (571–1,132 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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.

History

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	130	—
1968	160	+23.1%
1975	132	−17.5%
1982	112	−15.2%
1990	95	−15.2%
1999	101	+6.3%
2008	104	+3.0%

Economy

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.

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.