Narbonne
Narbonne
Narbona (Occitan) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Narbonne skyline with Narbonne Cathedral Archbishops' Palace Pont des Marchands | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Narbonne | |
Narbonne Narbonne | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′01″N 3°00′15″E / 43.1836°N 3.0042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Narbonne-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Bertrand Malquier[1] |
Area 1 | 172.96 km2 (66.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 56,692 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Narbonnese (en)[3] narbonnaise (fr) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11262 /11100 |
| Elevation | 0–285 m (0–935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Narbonne (/nɑːrˈbɒn/ nar-BON, US also /-ˈbɔːn, -ˈbʌn/ -BAWN, -BUN,[4][5][6] French: [naʁbɔn] ⓘ; Occitan: Narbona [naɾˈβunɔ]; Latin: Narbo [ˈna(ː)rboː]; Late Latin: Narbona) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies 849 km (528 mi) from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about 15 km (9 mi) from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and was historically a prosperous port.
From the 14th century it declined following a change in the course of the river Aude. While it is the largest commune in Aude, the capital of the Aude department is the smaller commune of Carcassonne.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ The forms "Narbonian" and "Narbonensian" are sometimes encountered, particularly in reference to ancient Narbo and Narbonnese Gaul.
- ^ "Narbonne". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Narbonne". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Narbonne". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 27 April 2019.