Narbonne

**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**

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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

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Narbonne website 
* Narbonne official tourism website
* Le Petit narbonnais (Wiki Narbona)