Port-la-Nouvelle
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Port-la-Nouvelle (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ la nuvɛl] ⓘ; Occitan: La Novèla, before 1953: La Nouvelle)[3] is a port town in the Aude department in southern France. It serves as a major port for the Occitania region in South west France.
Port-la-Nouvelle | |
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 The beach at Port-la-Nouvelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Port-la-Nouvelle | |
  Port-la-Nouvelle  Port-la-Nouvelle | |
| Coordinates: 43°01′12″N 03°02′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Les Corbières Méditerranée |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Martin[1] (DVD) |
Area 1 | 28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,852 |
| • Density | 205.0/km2 (530.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11266 /11210 |
| Elevation | 0–133 m (0–436 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 | 3,938 | — |
| 1975 | 4,554 | +2.10% |
| 1982 | 4,410 | −0.46% |
| 1990 | 4,822 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 4,859 | +0.08% |
| 2007 | 5,541 | +1.66% |
| 2012 | 5,653 | +0.40% |
| 2017 | 5,567 | −0.31% |
| 2023 | 5,852 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
