Title: Narbonne Content: Narbonne  is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Aude department. It is in the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Narbonne. It was a wealthy port and major city in Roman times but now is at about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. ==Geography== The commune of Narbonne has an area of . The lowest point in the commune is 0 m along the Mediterranean coast and the highest point is ; its average altitude is and the city hall is an altitude of .  The commune of Narbonne is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The climate of Narbonne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Csa - Mediterranean climate with hot summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Narbonnais (women: Narbonnaises). With a population of 52,855, Narbonne has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Narbonne Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:60000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 38441 bar:1975 from:0 till: 39342 bar:1982 from:0 till: 41565 bar:1990 from:0 till: 45849 bar:1999 from:0 till: 46510 bar:2006 from:0 till: 50776 bar:2014 from:0 till: 52855 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 38441 fontsize:S text: 38,441 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 39342 fontsize:S text: 39,342 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 41565 fontsize:S text: 41,565 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 45849 fontsize:S text: 45,849 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 46510 fontsize:S text: 46,510 shift:(-18,5) bar:2006 at: 50776 fontsize:S text: 50,776 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 52855 fontsize:S text: 52,855 shift:(-18,5) Narbonne forms the urban area of Narbonne with a population of 52,855 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Narbonne, formed by 24 communes with a population of 91,825 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . == Administration == Narbonne is a subprefecture of the Aude department, the capital of the arrondissement of Narbonne and the administrative centre  of three cantons * Narbonne-1, with 24,958 inhabitants (2014). * Narbonne-2, with 19,785 inhabitants (2014). * Narbonne-3, with 18,637 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Narbonne . === Twinned and partner towns === Narbonne is twinned with: * Weilheim, Germany * Aosta, Italy * Salford, England ==Gallery== File:Narbonne (march 2008).jpg|View of the city. File:Basilique Saint-Paul de Narbonne001.JPG|Saint-Paul de Narbonne Basilica. Palais des Archevêques de Narbonne.jpg|Palais des Archevêques. File:Façade de la gare de Narbonne.jpg|Narbonne train station. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Narbonne * Communes of the Aude department