Gruissan

Gruissan
Commune
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower

Coat of arms
Gruissan
Location within Occitanie region
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 UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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.

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

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,200—    
19681,258+4.8%
19751,269+0.9%
19821,594+25.6%
19902,170+36.1%
19993,091+42.4%
20043,531+14.2%
20084,410+24.9%

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "It's Grand in Gruissan | P-O Life". anglophone-direct. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-14.


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