Gruissan

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Gruissan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥisɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Grussan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié (1854–1911) was born in Gruissan.

Population

The Town

Situated on the Mediterranean coast of Southern France, Gruissan is situated in the Parc naturel régional de la Narbonnaise en Méditerranée. Traditionally a fishing village, the circular town is built around the former castle; a 10th-century château of which only the Tour Barberousse (Redbeard Tower) remains.^[4]

Egrets on the Étang de Gruissan.

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "It's Grand in Gruissan | P-O Life". anglophone-direct. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.