Sigean

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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Sigean}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Sigean

|commune status = Commune

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sigean (Aude).svg

|image = Lac Facade grande.jpg

|caption = Facade of L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain, housed in a former winery

|arrondissement = Narbonne

|canton = Les Corbières Méditerranée

|INSEE = 11379

|postal code = 11130

|mayor = Michel Jammes{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Grand Narbonne

|coordinates = {{coord|43.0292|2.9783|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 17

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 126

|area km2 = 35.35

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|website = {{URL|http://www.sigean.fr/}} (in French)

}}

Sigean ({{IPA|fr|siʒɑ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Sigean.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Sijan}}) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly laid on Route nationale 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan,{{cite book |last=Starke |first=Mariana |author-link=Mariana Starke |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbdfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA473 |title=Information and directions for travellers on the Continent |date=1828 |page=473}} but RN 9 (downgraded to route départementale 6009) now bypasses the town of Sigean and is itself bypassed by the A9 autoroute.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-11379#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |3033

|1975 |3027

|1982 |3058

|1990 |3373

|1999 |4049

|2007 |5047

|2012 |5476

|2017 |5477

}}

Culture

  • The Musée des Corbières in Sigean is a museum dedicated to history and archaeology.
  • The L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain, located in Hameau du lac, hosts arts exhibition and performances in a former winery.[http://www.lac.narbonne.com/ L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain]
  • The Zoo Réserve Africaine de Sigean

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Aude

Category:Aude communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

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