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Leucate | |
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Coordinates: 42°54′38″N 3°01′46″E / 42.9105°N 3.0294°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Les Corbières Méditerranée |
Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Py [1] |
Area 1 | 23.55 km2 (9.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 4,550 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
11202 /11370 |
Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Leucate (French pronunciation: [løkat] ; Occitan: Leucata) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.
Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern Corbières Massif, 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.
On a clear day, the Phare du Cap Leucate offers a view over the French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the south to the Camargue to the east.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,233 | — |
1975 | 1,244 | +0.13% |
1982 | 1,968 | +6.77% |
1990 | 2,177 | +1.27% |
1999 | 2,732 | +2.56% |
2007 | 3,655 | +3.71% |
2012 | 4,148 | +2.56% |
2017 | 4,428 | +1.32% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
The town stretches over five tourist attractions, from north to south: