Lézignan-Corbières
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Lézignan-Corbières (French pronunciation: [leziɲɑ̃ kɔʁbjɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras) 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).
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 The church in Lézignan-Corbières | |
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| Coordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Le Lézignanais |
| Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Forcada[1] |
Area 1 | 37.68 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 10,343 |
| • Density | 274.5/km2 (710.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
The river Orbieu flows northeast through the southeastern part of the commune and forms part of its eastern border. Lézignan-Corbières station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.
Population
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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 has opened in November 2011 http://www.flyzone.fr/
Education
Schools include:[5]
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)
