Peyriac-Minervois

Peyriac-Minervois (Peiriac de Menerbés in occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Historically and culturally speaking, the commune is in the Minervois country, a land of rolling hills with a reputation for its wine production.

Peyriac-Minervois is under a mediterranean climate and is drained by the Argent-Double river.

Peyriac-Minervois is a rural commune of 1 177 inhabitants in 2020, that has lived a great population increase since 1975 thanks to its position in Carcassonne's area of attraction.

Points of interest include Peyriac's castle and historical centre, the Argent-Double river's banks, as well as the monument to peace and to Louis Barthas's work.

The church of Transfiguration
The river Argent-Double flows through the village
Peyriac's main square with its centenary plane trees
Peyriac is in the heart of the Languedoc wine region