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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Gardie
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| Coordinates: 43°04′32″N 2°18′00″E / 43.0756°N 2.3°ECoordinates: 43°04′32″N 2°18′00″E / 43.0756°N 2.3°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire | |
| Intercommunality | Limouxin et Saint-Hilairois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Rosylin Garrabou | |
| Area1 | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 104 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11161 / 11250 | |
| Elevation | 174–345 m (571–1,132 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Gardie is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| 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[edit]
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.
