Sigean

Sigean
Facade of L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain, housed in a former winery
Coat of arms
Sigean
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Sigean
Coordinates: 43°01′45″N 2°58′42″E / 43.0292°N 2.9783°ECoordinates: 43°01′45″N 2°58′42″E / 43.0292°N 2.9783°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Sigean
Intercommunality	Corbières en Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2014–present)	Michel Jammes
Area^1	35.35 km^2 (13.65 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	5,163
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11379 / 11130
Elevation	0–126 m (0–413 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
Website	www.sigean.fr (in French)
^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.

Sigean (Occitan Sijan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly lay on Route nationale 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan,^[1] but RN 9 (downgraded to route départementale 6009) now bypasses the town of Sigean and is itself bypassed by the A9 autoroute.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,555	—
1968	3,033	+18.7%
1975	3,027	−0.2%
1982	3,058	+1.0%
1990	3,373	+10.3%
1999	4,049	+20.0%
2008	5,163	+27.5%

Culture

• The Musée des Corbières in Sigean is a museum dedicated to history and archaeology.^[2]
• The L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain, located in Hameau du lac, hosts arts exhibition and performances in a former winery.^[3]
• The Zoo Réserve Africaine de Sigean

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE

1. Starke, Mariana (1828). Information and directions for travellers on the Continent. p. 473.
2. Musée des Corbières
3. L.A.C Lieu d'Art Contemporain