Narbonne
Narbonne
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Narbonne skyline with Narbonne Cathedral | |
Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 172.96 km2 (66.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 56,692 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Narbonnese (en) 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, 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.