Leucate
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 42°54′38″N 3°01′46″E / 42.9105°N 3.0294°ECoordinates: 42°54′38″N 3°01′46″E / 42.9105°N 3.0294°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Sigean | |
| Intercommunality | Corbières en Méditerranée | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Py | |
| Area1 | 23.55 km2 (9.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,858 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11202 /11370 | |
| Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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. |
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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.
Leucate, between the Mediterranean Sea and sea pond, is a community of villages.
Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern Corbières Mountains, which are called the Corbières maritimes. It is around 30 km (19 mi) south of Narbonne, and around 30 km (19 mi) north of Perpignan.
The Phare du Cap Leucate offers a view (on a clear day) over the whole French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the Camargue.
The town stretches over five tourist attractions, from north to south:
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