Lézignan-Corbières
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Lézignan-Corbières |
| Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise |
| Mayor | Michel Maïque (PS) (2009–2014) |
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| Elevation | 19–187 m (62–614 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
| Land area1 | 37.68 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,968 (2008) |
| - Density | 265 /km2 (690 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11203/ 11200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E / 43.2014°N 02.7584°E
Lézignan-Corbières (Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras or Lesinhan de las Corbièiras) is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon 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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[edit] Geography
The river Orbieu flows northeastward through the south-eastern part of the commune and forms part of its eastern border.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1379 | 1505 | 1668 | 1669 | 1792 | 2269 | 2168 | 2442 | 2537 | 2754 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 3016 | 3934 | 3969 | 4670 | 6286 | 6569 | 4792 | 4857 | 4951 | 6339 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 6787 | 7039 | 7152 | 7227 | 7248 | 6986 | 6682 | 6939 | 7558 | 7355 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 7514 | 7881 | 8266 | 9968 |
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[edit] Sport
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 is due to open in November 2011 http://www.flyzone.fr/
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