Ouveillan
Ouveillan | |
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The church in Ouveillan | |
Location of Ouveillan | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′21″N 2°58′20″E / 43.2892°N 2.9722°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Le Sud-Minervois |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean-Antoine Villegas |
Area 1 | 29.98 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,635 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11269 /11590 |
| Elevation | 6–59 m (20–194 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Ouveillan (French pronunciation: [uvɛjɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Auvelhan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Sights include the church of St. John the Evangelist, built in Romanesque style during the 11th-12th centuries. It has a large choir area with three apses, which are decorated externally with Lombard bands.