Arvigna

Arvigna (Arvinhan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

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

Administration
List of Successive Mayors

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

Sites and Monuments
There are four structures registered as historical monuments in Arvigna. These are:
 * War memorial (20th century).Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg This memorial is located inside the walls of the church.
 * Funeral Chapel of the Barrière family (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
 * Wayside Cross at Roubichou (1813)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg
 * Parish Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial (14th century).Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg

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

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