Port-la-Nouvelle

Port-la-Nouvelle
The beach at Port-la-Nouvelle
Location of Port-la-Nouvelle
Port-la-Nouvelle
Port-la-Nouvelle
Coordinates: 43°01′12″N 03°02′46″E / 43.02000°N 3.04611°E / 43.02000; 3.04611
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Corbières Méditerranée
IntercommunalityGrand Narbonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Martin[1] (DVD)
Area
1
28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,852
 • Density205.0/km2 (530.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11266 /11210
Elevation0–133 m (0–436 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.

Port-la-Nouvelle (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ la nuvɛl] ; Occitan: La Novèla, before 1953: La Nouvelle)[3] is a port town in the Aude department in southern France. It serves as a major port for the Occitania region in South west France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,938—    
1975 4,554+2.10%
1982 4,410−0.46%
1990 4,822+1.12%
1999 4,859+0.08%
2007 5,541+1.66%
2012 5,653+0.40%
2017 5,567−0.31%
2023 5,852+0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Décret du 16 octobre 1953 portant changement de nom de la commune de la Nouvelle (Aude)., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0249, 21 October 1953, p. 9393.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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