Lézignan-Corbières
Lézignan-Corbières (Occitan: Lesinhan de las Corbièras or Lesinhan de las Corbièiras) 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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Location of Lézignan-Corbières 
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| Coordinates: 43°12′05″N 2°45′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Le Lézignanais |
| Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2009–2014) | Michel Maïque (PS) |
| Area 1 | 37.68 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 11,168 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/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. | |
Geography
The river Orbieu flows northeast through the southeastern part of the commune and forms part of its eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,379 | — |
| 1800 | 1,505 | +9.1% |
| 1806 | 1,668 | +10.8% |
| 1821 | 1,669 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,792 | +7.4% |
| 1836 | 2,269 | +26.6% |
| 1841 | 2,168 | −4.5% |
| 1846 | 2,442 | +12.6% |
| 1851 | 2,537 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 2,754 | +8.6% |
| 1861 | 3,016 | +9.5% |
| 1866 | 3,934 | +30.4% |
| 1872 | 3,969 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 4,670 | +17.7% |
| 1881 | 6,286 | +34.6% |
| 1886 | 6,569 | +4.5% |
| 1891 | 4,792 | −27.1% |
| 1896 | 4,857 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 4,951 | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 6,339 | +28.0% |
| 1911 | 6,787 | +7.1% |
| 1921 | 7,039 | +3.7% |
| 1926 | 7,152 | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 7,227 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 7,248 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 6,986 | −3.6% |
| 1954 | 6,682 | −4.4% |
| 1962 | 6,939 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 7,558 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 7,355 | −2.7% |
| 1982 | 7,514 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 7,881 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 8,266 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9,968 | +20.6% |
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 has opened in November 2011 http://www.flyzone.fr/
Education
Schools include:[2]
Public preschools (école maternelle):
- Ecole Maternelle Alphonse Daudet
- Ecole Escouto Can Plaou
- Ecole Maternelle Françoise Dolto
Public primary schools (école primaire):
- Ecole Frédéric Mistral (from CP to CE1)
- Ecole Marie-Curie (from CE2 to CM2)
Public junior high schools (collège):
- Collège Joseph Anglade
- Collège Rosa Parks
There is one public senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Ernest Ferroul.
Private schools:
- L'Institut l'Amandier (collège-lycée)
- Ecole Privée Sainte Thérèse (maternelle-primaire)
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Écoles-Collèges-Lycées-C.F.A.." Lézignan-Corbières. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
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