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Gruissan

Gruissan
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
Coat of arms of Gruissan
Coat of arms
Gruissan is located in France
Gruissan
Gruissan
Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°E / 43.1078; 3.0889Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°E / 43.1078; 3.0889
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Narbonne-2
Intercommunality Narbonnaise
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Didier Codorniou
Area1 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,410
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gruissan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.



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