Narbonne | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°11′01″N 3°00′15″E / 43.1836°N 3.0042°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Narbonne-1 Narbonne-2 Narbonne-3 |
Intercommunality | Le Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Didier Mouly[1] |
Area 1 | 173.0 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 52,855 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Demonym | Narbonnais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11262 /11100 |
Elevation | 0–285 m (0–935 ft) (avg. 143 m or 469 ft) |
Website | www.narbonne.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Narbonne (Occitan: Narbona) is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Aude department. It is in the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Narbonne.
It was a wealthy port and major city in Roman times but now is at about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.