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![]() Facade of L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain, housed in a former winery
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Coordinates: 43°01′45″N 2°58′42″E / 43.0292°N 2.9783°ECoordinates: 43°01′45″N 2°58′42″E / 43.0292°N 2.9783°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
Canton | Sigean | |
Intercommunality | Corbières en Méditerranée | |
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• Mayor (2014–present[update]) | Michel Jammes | |
Area1 | 35.35 km2 (13.65 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 5,163 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 11379 /11130 | |
Elevation | 0–126 m (0–413 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 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.
Sigean (Occitan Sijan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly lay on Route nationale 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan, but RN 9 (downgraded to route départementale 6009) now bypasses the town of Sigean and is itself bypassed by the A9 autoroute.