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Commune in Occitanie, France
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Commune in Occitania, France
Gruissan
Commune
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse towerHistorical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
Coat of arms of GruissanCoat of arms
Location of Gruissan
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Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°E / 43.1078; 3.0889
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonNarbonne-2
IntercommunalityGrand Narbonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Codorniou
Area43.65 km (16.85 sq mi)
Population5,068
 • Density120/km (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code11170 /11430
Elevation0–200 m (0–656 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gruissan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥisɑ̃] ; Occitan: Grussan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,258—    
1975 1,269+0.12%
1982 1,594+3.31%
1990 2,170+3.93%
1999 3,061+3.90%
2007 4,272+4.25%
2012 4,631+1.63%
2017 5,000+1.55%
Source: INSEE

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.

Egrets on the Étang de Gruissan.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "It's Grand in Gruissan | P-O Life". anglophone-direct. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Communes of the Aude department


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