Gruissan
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Gruissan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥisɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Grussan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.
Gruissan | |
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 Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gruissan | |
  Gruissan Location within France  Gruissan Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Narbonne-2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Codorniou[1] |
Area 1 | 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,032 |
| • Density | 115.3/km2 (298.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,258 | — |
| 1975 | 1,269 | +0.12% |
| 1982 | 1,594 | +3.31% |
| 1990 | 2,170 | +3.93% |
| 1999 | 3,061 | +3.90% |
| 2007 | 4,272 | +4.25% |
| 2012 | 4,631 | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 5,000 | +1.55% |
| 2023 | 5,032 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.[4]
