# Barbaira

Barbaira (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Barbairan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

## Geography

Barbaira is located in the Corbières Massif, at the foot of Mount Alaric in the urban area of Carcassonne some 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the city. Access to the commune is by the D6113 road from Floure in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing east to Capendu. The A61 autoroute passes through the centre of the commune from west to east but there is no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit 24 some 7 km (4.3 mi) to the west of the commune which links to the D6113. A railway passes through commune and the village from west to east but has no station in or near the commune. The commune is farmland in the north with the slopes of the mountain in the south forested.
The Aude river forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Mediterranean Sea south-west of Valras-Plage. Several streams rise in the south of the commune and flow north to join the Aude including the Ruisseau de la Pelliere. The Ruisseau de Saint-Jean rises in the far south-east of the commune and flows north then east to join the Ruisseau de la Tuilerie.

### Neighbouring communes and villages

vtePlaces adjacent to Barbaira :
Rustiques
Badens
Marseillette
Floure
Barbaira
Capendu
Monze
Pradelles-en-Val
Comigne :

### Heraldry

| Arms of Barbaira | The official status of the blazon remains to be determined. Blazon: Azure, a chevron of Or. |

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
| 1792 | 1796 | Pierre Agussol |
| 1796 | 1797 | Laurens Marty |
| 1797 | 1798 | Jean Besiat |
| 1798 | 1800 | Pierre Agussol |
| 1800 | 1806 | François Bel |
| 1806 | 1813 | Noël Bel |
| 1813 | 1816 | Pierre Agussol |
| 1816 | 1818 | Pierre Huillet |
| 1818 | 1819 | Jacques Huillet |
| 1819 | 1821 | Jean Baptiste Dalbès |
| 1821 | 1826 | Jacques Cabrié |
| 1826 | 1829 | Jacques Huillet |
| 1829 | 1830 | Louis Pascal Marty |
| 1830 | 1840 | Antoine Bel |
| 1840 | 1846 | Adrien Bel |
| 1846 | 1869 | Philippe Aybram |
| 1869 | 1870 | Pierre Robert |
| 1870 | 1871 | Alcide Jeantet |
| 1871 | 1876 | Pierre Bel |
| 1876 | 1882 | Alcide Jeantot |
| 1882 | 1884 | Maurice Prouzet |
| 1884 | 1888 | Félix Joucla |
| 1888 | 1892 | Maurice Prouzet |
| 1892 | 1900 | Casimir Rigaud |
| 1900 | 1919 | Auguste Robert |
| 1919 | 1936 | François Sarda |

### Mayors from 1936

| From | To | Name |
| 1936 | 1944 | Etienne Daydé |
| 1944 | 1953 | François Viguier |
| 1953 | 1965 | Jean Vibes |
| 1965 | 1995 | Emile Bacquier |
| 1995 | 2014 | Robert Amouroux |
| 2014 | 2026 | Jacques Fabre |

## Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbairanais or Barbairanaises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 318 | — |
| 1800 | 348 | +1.30% |
| 1806 | 360 | +0.57% |
| 1821 | 383 | +0.41% |
| 1831 | 405 | +0.56% |
| 1836 | 401 | −0.20% |
| 1841 | 379 | −1.12% |
| 1846 | 383 | +0.21% |
| 1851 | 405 | +1.12% |
| 1856 | 468 | +2.93% |
| 1861 | 442 | −1.14% |
| 1866 | 457 | +0.67% |
| 1872 | 488 | +1.10% |
| 1876 | 548 | +2.94% |
| 1881 | 578 | +1.07% |
| 1886 | 623 | +1.51% |
| 1891 | 583 | −1.32% |
| 1896 | 566 | −0.59% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 594 | +0.97% |
| 1906 | 578 | −0.54% |
| 1911 | 583 | +0.17% |
| 1921 | 650 | +1.09% |
| 1926 | 647 | −0.09% |
| 1931 | 695 | +1.44% |
| 1936 | 677 | −0.52% |
| 1946 | 558 | −1.91% |
| 1954 | 561 | +0.07% |
| 1962 | 510 | −1.18% |
| 1968 | 512 | +0.07% |
| 1975 | 503 | −0.25% |
| 1982 | 473 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 474 | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 523 | +1.10% |
| 2007 | 649 | +2.73% |
| 2012 | 745 | +2.80% |
| 2017 | 750 | +0.13% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE :

## Economy
### Industry

There is a Compressor station for the TIGF natural gas network.

### Agriculture

The commune is part of the zone for the qualitative names:
* Vin de pays des coteaux de Miramont (Vin de Pays from the slopes of Miramont)
* Vignoble de la Montagne d'Alaric (Vineyards of Mount Alaric) which is part of the Corbières AOC

## Culture and heritage
### Civil heritage

* The remains of the Chateau of Miramont (Middle Ages) are registered as an historical monument.

### Religious heritage

* The Church of Saint-Julien-Sainte-Basilisse (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
** A Baptismal font (18th century)
** A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)

## Notable people linked to the commune

* Chabert de Barbeira