Villespy

Villespy
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villespy
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Coordinates: 43°19′13″N 2°05′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Intercommunality	Piège - Lauragais - Malpère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maryse Lala[1]
Area ^1	6.38 km^2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	416
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11439 /11170
Elevation	150–260 m (490–850 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villespy is a French commune located in the northwest of the Aude department in the Occitania region of Southern France.

Historically and culturally, the commune is part of the Lauragais, the former "Land of Cockaigne," associated with both the cultivation of pastel (a dye plant) and the abundance of agricultural production, earning it the title of the "granary of Languedoc." Experiencing a Mediterranean climate, Villespy is drained by the streams of Tenten, Migaronne, Rec de Riplou, and another watercourse. The commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage, including a natural area of ecological, faunal, and floristic interest.

Villespy is a rural commune with a population of 416 inhabitants in 2021, following a peak of 884 inhabitants in 1846. It is part of the attraction area of Castelnaudary. The residents are referred to as Villespynois.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	309	—
1968	352	+13.9%
1975	296	−15.9%
1982	265	−10.5%
1990	271	+2.3%
1999	341	+25.8%
2004	365	+7.0%
2006	380	+4.1%
2009	350	−7.9%
2014	366	+4.6%
2019	400	+9.3%
2021	416	+4.0%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.