Lézignan-Corbières
| Lézignan-Corbières | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
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  Lézignan-Corbières Location within Occitanie region  Lézignan-Corbières | ||
| Coordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E / 43.2014°N 02.7584°ECoordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E / 43.2014°N 02.7584°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Le Lézignanais | |
| Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2009–2014) | Michel Maïque (PS) | |
| Area1 | 37.68 km2 (14.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 9,968 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11203 /11200 | |
| Elevation |
19–187 m (62–614 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Lézignan-Corbières (Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras or Lesinhan de las Corbièiras) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum (Musée de la Vigne et du Vin).
Geography
The river Orbieu flows northeast through the southeastern part of the commune and forms part of its eastern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,379 | — |
| 1800 | 1,505 | +9.1% |
| 1806 | 1,668 | +10.8% |
| 1821 | 1,669 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,792 | +7.4% |
| 1836 | 2,269 | +26.6% |
| 1841 | 2,168 | −4.5% |
| 1846 | 2,442 | +12.6% |
| 1851 | 2,537 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 2,754 | +8.6% |
| 1861 | 3,016 | +9.5% |
| 1866 | 3,934 | +30.4% |
| 1872 | 3,969 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 4,670 | +17.7% |
| 1881 | 6,286 | +34.6% |
| 1886 | 6,569 | +4.5% |
| 1891 | 4,792 | −27.1% |
| 1896 | 4,857 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 4,951 | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 6,339 | +28.0% |
| 1911 | 6,787 | +7.1% |
| 1921 | 7,039 | +3.7% |
| 1926 | 7,152 | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 7,227 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 7,248 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 6,986 | −3.6% |
| 1954 | 6,682 | −4.4% |
| 1962 | 6,939 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 7,558 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 7,355 | −2.7% |
| 1982 | 7,514 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 7,881 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 8,266 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9,968 | +20.6% |
Sport
Football Club de Lézignan (also known as Lézignan Sangliers - the Wild Boars) are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Lézignan-Corbières. They became French Champions for the first time in 30 years at the end of the 2007-2008 national competition.
Lezignan 9s is a rugby league nines tournament.
A FlyZone Indoor Skydiving Windtunnel is due to open in November 2011 http://www.flyzone.fr/
Education
Schools include:[1]
Public preschools (école maternelle):
- Ecole Maternelle Alphonse Daudet
- Ecole Escouto Can Plaou
- Ecole Maternelle Françoise Dolto
Public primary schools (école primaire):
- Ecole Frédéric Mistral (from CP to CE1)
- Ecole Marie-Curie (from CE2 to CM2)
Public junior high schools (collège):
- Collège Joseph Anglade
- Collège Rosa Parks
There is one public senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Ernest Ferroul.
Private schools:
- L'Institut l'Amandier (collège-lycée)
- Ecole Privée Sainte Thérèse (maternelle-primaire)
See also
References
- ↑ "Écoles-Collèges-Lycées-C.F.A.." Lézignan-Corbières. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
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