Lézignan-Corbières (French pronunciation: [leziɲɑ̃ kɔʁbjɛʁ] (listen); Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum (Musée de la Vigne et du Vin).
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Lézignan-Corbières | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church in Lézignan-Corbières | |
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Coordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Le Lézignanais |
Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Forcada |
Area 1 | 37.68 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
Population | 11,317 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11203 /11200 |
Elevation | 19–187 m (62–614 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The river Orbieu flows northeast through the southeastern part of the commune and forms part of its eastern border. Lézignan-Corbières station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
Football Club de Lézignan (also known as Lézignan Sangliers - the Wild Boars) are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Lézignan-Corbières. They became French Champions for the first time in 30 years at the end of the 2007-2008 national competition.
Lezignan 9s is a rugby league nines tournament.
A FlyZone Indoor Skydiving Windtunnel has opened in November 2011 http://www.flyzone.fr/
Schools include:[4]
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There is one public senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Ernest Ferroul.
Private schools:
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