Gardie, Aude

Gardie
Coat of arms of Gardie Coat of arms
Gardie
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Gardie
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	Saint-Hilaire
Intercommunality	Limouxin et Saint-Hilairois
Government
• 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)
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.

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

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

• INSEE