Arvigna

Geography

Arvigna is a commune in the Pre-Pyrenees located some 11 km south-east of Pamiers and 12 km west by south-west of Mirepoix. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Vira in the south-west passing through the commune east of the village and continuing to join the D119 north of the commune. There are extensive forests in the commune covering about 40% of the land area with the rest farmland.

The Douctouyre river flows along the edge of the forests in the north-east of the commune from south-east to north and it continues north to join the Hers near Vals. Four streams rise in the commune and flow north-east to join the Douctouyre in the commune - the Ruisseau de Lafage, the Ruisseau de Truffet, an unnamed stream, and the Ruisseau de Minguet. The western border is delineated by an unnamed stream which flows north to join Le Canal south of Saint-Amadou.

Places and Hamlets

The population is mostly split between four hamlets (Languit, Menet, Roubichou, les Bordes) which are scattered around the Town hall and the school. The church is on the slopes of Cantegril hill above Arvigna village. There are eight other hamlets in the commune:

• Le Castel
• Marty
• Minguet
• Monge
• Peres
• Le Pioy
• La Rose
• Le Soula
• En Terraine

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Blazon:

Or, 3 chevrons of Sable debruised by a castle Gules towered at centre turreted port open, windowed and masoned in Sable, bordure in Vert.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvignais or Arvignaises in French.

|1793 |375 |1800 |335 |1806 |396 |1821 |420 |1831 |404 |1836 |415 |1841 |426 |1846 |394 |1851 |394 |1856 |411 |1861 |355 |1866 |364 |1872 |350 |1876 |353 |1881 |350 |1886 |296 |1891 |293 |1896 |277 |1901 |272 |1906 |235 |1911 |226 |1921 |208 |1926 |202 |1931 |192 |1936 |182 |1946 |174 |1954 |168 |1962 |146 |1968 |132 |1975 |127 |1982 |154 |1990 |149 |1999 |156 |2007 |187 |2012 |233 |2017 |223

Sites and Monuments

There are four structures registered as historical monuments in Arvigna. These are:

• War memorial (20th century).[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]] This memorial is located inside the walls of the church.
• Funeral Chapel of the Barrière family (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Wayside Cross at Roubichou (1813)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Parish Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial (14th century).[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]

The Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial contains many items that have been registered as historical objects. These are:

• Funeral Cross of Father Louis Richard (20th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Cemetery Cross (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• The surroundings of the war memorial including the large statues of Saint Joan of Arc and Saint Germaine of Pibrac with their Corbels (20th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 2 Altar Towers (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Cape and Cloth of Gold (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 4 sides of the processional dais (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Exhibition veil of the sacramental saint: IHS (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Processional banner: Baby Jesus blessing the world (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Baptismal fonts and a sculpture of the baptism of Christ (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Secondary Altar of the Virgin, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and small statue: Virgin of the Sacred Heart (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Harmonium (19th-20th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Main Altar, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, and Tabernacle (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Collection plate (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Stoup: 3 anthropomorphic heads (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Stoup (on a footing) (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Family pew (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Sacristy furniture (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 4 Funeral candlesticks (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Altar Cross: Christ on the cross (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Chalice with its Paten (20th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Solar Monstrance (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Mortuary cloth: with deaths-heads insignia (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Mortuary cloth (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Aube (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Paddle: IHS (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Paddle: IHS (18th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Pair of paintings: Saint Vincent and Saint Martial (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Altar table with its frame: Calvary St. Peter and St. Martial (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 4 Stained glass windows (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• The Church furniture[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 4 paintings on the processional dais (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]

File:Monument aux Morts 2.JPG|War memorial File:Eglise Médiévale Fortifiée d'Arvigna.jpg|The Church of Arvigna painted by R. Labitrie (1983) File:Eglise Arvigna façade fortifiée.jpg|The fortified Church File:Clocher ensoleilé.jpg|The Bell tower of the church

Local life, tourism and associations

Local life

School: an inter-communal educational grouping (RPI) for the Douctouyre Valley groups together the communes of Arvigna, Calzan, Vira, [Dun], Lieurac, and Carla-de-Roquefort. Five classes are open, including one at Arvigna with a canteen service and a CLAE. There is a leisure centre that operates on Wednesdays and during the holidays at Dun.

Tourism

There are two rural Gîtes (apartments), a Hiking or Mountain bike trail 7 km long trail which is an Earth Society (maquisards and guerrillas) path starting from the hamlet of Minguet to the site of a former Cathar castle (not restored).

Associations

• The Festival Committee organises various annual events, local festivals and fireworks. It includes many people from the commune and elsewhere, young and old.
• Hunting Association
• Walking group: Les Caminaïres

References

References

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8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA09000072. IA09000072 War memorial {{in lang. fr
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA09000186. IA09000186 Funeral Chapel of the Barrière family {{in lang. fr
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09001045. IM09001045 Wayside cross at Roubichou {{in lang. fr
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA09000052. IA09000052 Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial {{in lang. fr
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000940. IM09000940 Funeral Cross of Father Louis Richard {{in lang. fr
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000853. IM09000853 Cemetery Cross {{in lang. fr
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000922. IM09000922 Surroundings of the war memorial {{in lang. fr
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000852. IM09000852 2 Altar Towers {{in lang. fr
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000779. IM09000779 Cape and Cloth of Gold {{in lang. fr
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000778. IM09000778 4 sides of the processional dais {{in lang. fr
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000777. IM09000777 Exhibition veil of the sacremental saint {{in lang. fr
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000776. IM09000776 Processional banner: Baby Jesus blessing the world {{in lang. fr
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000775. IM09000775 Baptismal fonts and a sculpture of the baptism of Christ {{in lang. fr
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000774. IM09000774 Secondary Altar of the Virgin, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and small statue: Virgin of the Sacred Heart {{in lang. fr
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000773. IM09000773 Harmonium {{in lang. fr
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000772. IM09000772 Main Altar, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, and Tabernacle {{in lang. fr
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000771. IM09000771 Collection plate {{in lang. fr
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000770. IM09000770 Stoup: 3 anthropomorphic heads {{in lang. fr
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000769. IM09000769 Stoup (on a footing) {{in lang. fr
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28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000767. IM09000767 Sacristy furniture {{in lang. fr
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000766. IM09000766 4 Funeral Candlesticks {{in lang. fr
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000765. IM09000765 Altar Cross: Christ on the cross {{in lang. fr
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000764. IM09000764 Chalice with its Paten {{in lang. fr
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000763. IM09000763 Solar Monstrance {{in lang. fr
33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000762. IM09000762 Mortuary cloth: with deaths-heads insignia {{in lang. fr
34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000761. IM09000761 Mortuary cloth {{in lang. fr
35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000760. IM09000760 Aube {{in lang. fr
36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000759. IM09000759 Paddle: IHS {{in lang. fr
37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000758. IM09000758 Paddle: IHS {{in lang. fr
38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000757. IM09000757 Statuette: Virgin and child {{in lang. fr
39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000756. IM09000756 Pair of paintings: Saint Vincent and Saint Martial {{in lang. fr
40. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000755. IM09000755 Altar table with its frame: Calvary St. Peter and St. Martial {{in lang. fr
41. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000754. IM09000754 4 Stained glass windows {{in lang. fr
42. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000753. IM09000753 Church furniture {{in lang. fr
43. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM09000875. IM09000875 4 paintings on the processional dais {{in lang. fr