Le Grand Narbonne is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in France, commune in Southern France in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It lies from Paris in the Aude Departments of Franc ...

. It is located in the

Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Ca ...

department, in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created in December 2002. Its seat is in Narbonne.Fiche signalétique CA Le Grand Narbonne
BANATIC Its area is 846.6 km². Its population was 129,134 in 2017, of which 54,700 in Narbonne proper.Comparateur de territoire
Insee. Accessed 16 April 2021.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 37 communes: # Argeliers # Armissan #

Bages Bages () is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a ''subcomarca'', Lluçanès. Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Carden ...

# Bizanet #

Bize-Minervois Bize-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Geography Located on the edge of the Haut-Minervois in the Cesse valley, Bize lies between the fertile sedimentary plain of Narbonne and the causses of the Minervois and ...

Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

# Coursan #

Cuxac-d'Aude Cuxac-d'Aude (; oc, Cucçac d'Aude) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The French operatic tenor Léon Escalaïs Léon Escalaïs (August 8, 1859, Cuxac-d'Aude – November 8, 1940, Cuxac-d'Aude) was a prominent ...

# Fleury # Ginestas # Gruissan #

Leucate Leucate (; oc, Leucata) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate. Geography Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern C ...

# Mailhac # Marcorignan # Mirepeisset # Montredon-des-Corbières # Moussan #

Névian Névian () is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Geography The river Orbieu The Orbieu (; oc, Orbiu) is an long river in the Aude ''département'', in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières Ma ...

Ouveillan Ouveillan (; oc, Auvelhan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Sights include the church of St. John the Evangelist, built in Romanesque style during the 11th-12th centuries. It has a large choir area with three apses, ...

# La Palme #

Peyriac-de-Mer Peyriac-de-Mer (, literally ''Peyriac of Sea''; oc, Peiriac de Mar) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also c ...

Portel-des-Corbières Portel-des-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ...

Port-la-Nouvelle Port-la-Nouvelle (; oc, La Novèla) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions a ...

# Pouzols-Minervois #

Raissac-d'Aude Raissac-d'Aude () is a commune in the Aude Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" (French: ''Pays cathare'' ...

# Roquefort-des-Corbières # Sainte-Valière #

Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude (, literally ''Saint-Marcel on Aude''; oc, Sant Marcèl) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Euro ...

# Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude #

Sallèles-d'Aude Sallèles-d'Aude (; oc, Salèlas d'Aude) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The Canal de Jonction, part of the La Nouvelle branch The La Nouvelle branch (french: embranchement de La Nouvelle)It is also sometimes referre ...

# Salles-d'Aude #

Sigean Sigean (; oc, Sijan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly laid on ''Route nationale'' 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan, but RN 9 (downgraded to ''route départementale'' 6009) now bypasses the town of Sigean and ...

Treilles Treilles (; oc, Trelhas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also * Fitou AOC Fitou ( oc, Fiton) is a large French wine appellation in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The dominant vine variety is Carign ...

# Ventenac-en-Minervois #

Villedaigne Villedaigne (; oc, Viladanha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu The Orbieu (; oc, Orbiu) is an long river in the Aude ''département'', in south ...

# Vinassan

References

Agglomeration communities in France Intercommunalities of Aude {{Aude-geo-stub