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October 24, 2009
Lagrasse 110185 11220
Aude Languedoc-Roussillon
43.091 2.621 132 m

the time of a small walk, "le temps d'une petite promenade", Lagrasse

On sight.
On L'Encoule square.

Lagrasse is in the middle of the Corbières mountains, on banks of Orbieu. the area is famous for the wine of Corbières.

The history of the village, is that of the abbey Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse, which was one of most important in France. Charlemagne creates a charter into 779 which is at the origin of the abbey of Lagrasse, rested by the Nimphibius abbot, friend of saint Benoît d'Aniane reformer of the rule bénédictine, even friendly him of Guilhem or Guillaume de Gellone.

An ignored king, from a kingdom not less ignored, was born in Lagrasse: Antoine-Hippolyte Cros, born on May 10th, 1833, died in Asnières in the Seine, on November 1st, 1903. It was the third roi of Araucanie and Patagonie (1902-1903) under the name of Antoine II.

Lagrasse is a French commune, located in the department of the Aude of the Languedoc-Roussillon area, populated of 615 Lagrassiens, distributed on 32 km², that is to say 19 hab./km².

Lagrasse is one of the most beautiful villages of France.

My images of Lagrasse.

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