Gruissan | ||
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Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
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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 | Narbonnaise | |
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• 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) |
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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.