Airoux


Airoux is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Airouxois or Airouxoises

Geography

Localisation

Airoux is within the urban area of Castelnaudary situated in the Lauragais on the Rigole de la plaine. It is located some 5 km north-west of Castelnaudary and 15 km south-east of Villefranche-de-Lauragais. It can be accessed on road D217 from Labastide-d'Anjou in the south through the village and continuing north-east to Soupex. There is also the D1 road from Montmaur in the northwest which also passes through the village and continues south-east to Ricaud. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.
Numerous streams cover the entire commune with the Rigole of the Canal du Midi passing through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. An unnamed watercourse forms the whole western border between the Rigole and the Fresquel river which forms the southern border of the commune. Numerous other unnamed streams and watercourses flow to the Fresquel from the commune to the south, south-east, and east.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Airoux
FromToNamePartyPosition
17511754Jacques Melix
17541766Antoine Blou
17661772Jacques Gacher
17721784Pierre Briane
17841790Charles Pontnau
17901792Antoine Biou
17931795M. Bourdil
17951799Jean Mazieres
17991808Jean Pontnau
18081814Jean Raymond Milhes
18231830Barthélémy Bessiere
18301831Emmanuel Denat
18311840Jean Raymond Monier
18401846Emmanuel Denat
18461848Jacques Blou
18481852Jean Pierre Milhes
18521870Jacques Milhes
18701871Jean Pierre Milhes
18711878Jacques Milhes
18781908Raymond Milhes
19081919Antonin Desplats
19191935Joseph Marty

;Mayors from 1935
FromToNamePartyPosition
19351945Maurice Geli
19451989Pierre Geli
19892014Laurent Geli
20142020Cédric Malrieu

Population

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the municipality has 42.9% men and 57.1% women. This is generally older than the age groups of metropolitan France. There are 73 people under 20 years old for every 100 people over 60 years old giving an index of 0.73, while the index for French youth, which is equal to the division of the proportion under 20 years by the proportion over 60 years, is 1.06. The index for youth of the commune is also lower than the department and that of the region.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Airoux and Aude Department in 2009
AirouxAirouxAudeAude
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years13.018.117.916.0
15 to 29 Years13.012.516.114.4
30 to 44 Years22.213.919.118.4
45 to 59 Years29.620.820.720.4
60 to 74 Years11.120.816.717.1
75 to 89 Years9.311.19.012.4
90 Years+1.92.80.61.4

Sources:
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments: