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Local shops & facilities
 The village of Belvianes-et-Cavirac is 4km away from the town of Quillan where you will find a good choice of supermarkets for everyday shopping. Other facilities in Quillan include a boucherie, a charcuterie, a boulangerie and a post office, as well as several pharmacies, newsagents, banks, hairdressers and garages. From Feuilles Vertes, the nearest restaurant is a mere 200 metre stroll!
 There are local markets in Quillan every Wednesday and Saturday morning - and Esperaza (15 minutes away) every Sunday.
11500 BELVIANES-ET-CAVIRAC
History of the Village
On its way out of the Pierre-Lys gorge, the river Aude separates Belvianes (on the left bank) from Cavirac (on the right bank). Belvianes and Cavirac's names are believed to have a Gallo-Roman origin, possibly related to a Roman family called "Balbius". It is known that Belvianes and Cavirac came under the control of the King of France at the end of the 14th century.
 In 1833 the communes of Belvianes and of Cavirac joined together to become Belvianes-et-Cavirac.
Church Saint-Jacques
It is thought that this building was constructed in the 11th Century. It is dedicated to St-Jacques-Le-Majeur who was the head of the nearby monastery of the Joucou, which is now extinct. The church is a national monument due to the classified altar and one tapestry.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the priest Félix Armand, based at St-Martin-Lys was responsible for opening the road through the "défilé de la Pierre-Lys", and thus Belvianes and Cavirac were finally given opportunities to trade with Roussillon and Spain.
For a long time, the Forêt de Fanges has been a source of income to the community, who exploited beech-tree, fir, and spruce essence.
Today the commune has 332 inhabitants.
The great French writer Gaston Bonheur (1913 - 1980) was born here.
| Région |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Département |
Aude (11) |
| Commune |
11500 Belvianes et Cavirac |
| Population |
332 |
| Altitude |
310m (1017ft) |
| Area |
11.68km² |
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