Lézignan-Corbières

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Coat of arms of Lézignan-Corbières
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Lézignan-Corbières is located in France
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Lézignan-Corbières is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Lézignan-Corbières
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)
INSEE/Postal code 11203 / 11200
Elevation 19–187 m (62–614 ft)
(avg. 51 m or 167 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.

Lézignan-Corbières (Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras or Lesinhan de las Corbièiras) is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon 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/

See also

References

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