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Sigean | |
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Coordinates: 43°01′45″N 2°58′42″E / 43.0292°N 2.9783°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Les Corbières Méditerranée |
Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Jammes [1] |
Area 1 | 35.35 km2 (13.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 5,583 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
11379 /11130 |
Elevation | 0–126 m (0–413 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
Website |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sigean (French pronunciation: [siʒɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Sijan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly laid on Route nationale 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan, [3] but RN 9 (downgraded to route départementale 6009) now bypasses the town of Sigean and is itself bypassed by the A9 autoroute.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,033 | — |
1975 | 3,027 | −0.03% |
1982 | 3,058 | +0.15% |
1990 | 3,373 | +1.23% |
1999 | 4,049 | +2.05% |
2007 | 5,047 | +2.79% |
2012 | 5,476 | +1.65% |
2017 | 5,477 | +0.00% |
Source: INSEE [4] |