Gruissan
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Gruissan | |
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Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower | |
Coat of arms | |
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Gruissan | |
Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°ECoordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Narbonne-2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Codorniou |
Area 1 | 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,044 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11170 /11430 |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–656 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gruissan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥisɑ̃] (listen); Occitan: Grussan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,200 | — |
1968 | 1,258 | +4.8% |
1975 | 1,269 | +0.9% |
1982 | 1,594 | +25.6% |
1990 | 2,170 | +36.1% |
1999 | 3,091 | +42.4% |
2004 | 3,531 | +14.2% |
2008 | 4,410 | +24.9% |
2016 | 5,011 | +13.6% |
The Town[]
Situated on the Mediterranean coast of Southern France, Gruissan is situated in the Parc naturel régional de la Narbonnaise en Méditerranée. Traditionally a fishing village, the circular town is built around the former castle; a 10th-century château of which only the Tour Barberousse (Redbeard Tower) remains.[2]
See also[]
- Corbières AOC
- Communes of the Aude department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "It's Grand in Gruissan | P-O Life". anglophone-direct. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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