Narbonne in southern France

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Canal de la Robine seen from Boulevard Gambetta © MartinD

Canal de la Robine seen from Boulevard Gambetta © MartinD

Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region with 50,000 inhabitants. It lies 849 km (528 mi) from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is marginally the largest commune in Aude, although the capital is the slightly smaller commune of Carcassonne.   read more…

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