Gruissan

Gruissan
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
Historical city centre with the ruin of the Barberousse tower
Coat of arms of Gruissan
Location of Gruissan
Map
Gruissan is located in France
Gruissan
Gruissan
Gruissan is located in Occitanie
Gruissan
Gruissan
Coordinates: 43°06′28″N 3°05′20″E / 43.1078°N 3.0889°E / 43.1078; 3.0889
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonNarbonne-2
IntercommunalityGrand Narbonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Codorniou[1]
Area
1
43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,096
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11170 /11430
Elevation0–200 m (0–656 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.

Gruissan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥisɑ̃] ; Occitan: Grussan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.