Arrondissement Of Narbonne
It is the easternmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities, with more than 5,000 inhabitants in 2012, in the arrondissement are Narbonne (51,869 inhabitants), Lézignan-Corbières (10,883 inhabitants), Coursan (6,056 inhabitants), Port-la-Nouvelle (5,653 inhabitants) and Sigean (5,476 inhabitants).
Geography
The arrondissement of Narbonne is bordered to the north by the Hérault department, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Carcassonne.
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Narbonne, and their INSEE codes, are:
- Albas (11006)
- Albières (11007)
- Argeliers (11012)
- Argens-Minervois (11013)
- Armissan (11014)
- Auriac (11020)
- Bages (11024)
- Bizanet (11040)
- Bize-Minervois (11041)
- Bouisse (11044)
- Boutenac (11048)
- Camplong-d'Aude (11064)
- Canet (11067)
- Cascastel-des-Corbières (11071)
- Castelnau-d'Aude (11077)
- Caves (11086)
- Conilhac-Corbières (11098)
- Coursan (11106)
- Coustouge (11110)
- Cruscades (11111)
- Cucugnan (11113)
- Cuxac-d'Aude (11116)
- Davejean (11117)
- Dernacueillette (11118)
- Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse (11123)
- Durban-Corbières (11124)
- Embres-et-Castelmaure (11125)
- Escales (11126)
- Fabrezan (11132)
- Félines-Termenès (11137)
- Ferrals-les-Corbières (11140)
- Feuilla (11143)
- Fitou (11144)
- Fleury (11145)
- Fontcouverte (11148)
- Fontjoncouse (11152)
- Fraissé-des-Corbières (11157)
- Ginestas (11164)
- Gruissan (11170)
- Homps (11172)
- Jonquières (11176)
- Lagrasse (11185)
- Lairière (11186)
- Lanet (11187)
- Laroque-de-Fa (11191)
- Leucate (11202)
- Lézignan-Corbières (11203)
- Luc-sur-Orbieu (11210)
- Mailhac (11212)
- Maisons (11213)
- Marcorignan (11217)
- Massac (11224)
- Mirepeisset (11233)
- Montbrun-des-Corbières (11241)
- Montgaillard (11245)
- Montjoi (11250)
- Montredon-des-Corbières (11255)
- Montséret (11256)
- Moussan (11258)
- Mouthoumet (11260)
- Moux (11261)
- Narbonne (11262)
- Névian (11264)
- Ornaisons (11267)
- Ouveillan (11269)
- Padern (11270)
- Palairac (11271)
- La Palme (11188)
- Paraza (11273)
- Paziols (11276)
- Peyriac-de-Mer (11285)
- Portel-des-Corbières (11295)
- Port-la-Nouvelle (11266)
- Pouzols-Minervois (11296)
- Quintillan (11305)
- Raissac-d'Aude (11307)
- Ribaute (11311)
- Roquecourbe-Minervois (11318)
- Roquefort-des-Corbières (11322)
- Roubia (11324)
- Rouffiac-des-Corbières (11326)
- Saint-André-de-Roquelongue (11332)
- Saint-Couat-d'Aude (11337)
- Sainte-Valière (11366)
- Saint-Jean-de-Barrou (11345)
- Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse (11351)
- Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude (11353)
- Saint-Martin-des-Puits (11354)
- Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude (11360)
- Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11363)
- Sallèles-d'Aude (11369)
- Salles-d'Aude (11370)
- Salza (11374)
- Sigean (11379)
- Soulatgé (11384)
- Talairan (11386)
- Termes (11388)
- Thézan-des-Corbières (11390)
- Tournissan (11392)
- Tourouzelle (11393)
- Treilles (11398)
- Tuchan (11401)
- Ventenac-en-Minervois (11405)
- Vignevieille (11409)
- Villedaigne (11421)
- Villeneuve-les-Corbières (11431)
- Villerouge-Termenès (11435)
- Villesèque-des-Corbières (11436)
- Vinassan (11441)
History
The arrondissement of Narbonne was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aude, it gained 27 communes from the arrondissement of Carcassonne.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Narbonne were, as of January 2015:
- Coursan
- Durban-Corbières
- Ginestas
- Lézignan-Corbières
- Narbonne-Est
- Narbonne-Ouest
- Narbonne-Sud
- Sigean
- Tuchan
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Narbonne (113)". INSEE. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2012: 11 Aude" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
- ^ Historique de l'Aude
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016, p 15" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-08-07.