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The [[Phare du Cap Leucate]] offers a view (on a clear day) over the whole French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the [[Camargue]]. |
The [[Phare du Cap Leucate]] offers a view (on a clear day) over the whole French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the [[Camargue]]. |
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==Villages== |
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Leucate is composed of five villages: |
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the first, Leucate Village, cradle of rich local historical heritage lies between a valley, overlooked by a fortress, and a vast geological plateau. |
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'''Leucate Village''' is an invitation for peaceful strolls along its narrow streets, typical of the area. |
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'''Leucate Plage''' at the foot of a steep cliff, hidden from the wind, offers an ideal site for adults and children. The latter are safe to play on the fine and wide sandy beaches. |
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'''La Franqui''' has a retro charm appealing to any visitor. Famous for its beach of Coussoules, 8 km of golden sand, this site offers the possibility to practice windsurfing, kitesurfing and any other wind related activity. Another alternative is to lay down and relax as the famous Henry de Monfreid would have done when he lived in La Franqui. |
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'''The [[Naturism|naturist]] villages''' are a distinct part of Port Leucate. These villages are the guardian of the intimacy of those who feel free naked. |
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'''Port Leucate''', although inhabited during the prehistorical era, has a quite recent history, which starts in the 60s with the 'Racine' commission. The particular location of this long land of sand between the Mediterranean sea and sea ponds allowed the construction of a marina composed of 1,200 moorings welcoming holidaymakers and seafarers all year long. Port Leucate also boasts a vast and welcoming beach. |
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==Population== |
==Population== |
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Leucate | |
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Location of Leucate  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Sigean |
| Intercommunality | Corbières en Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Py |
Area 1 | 23.55 km2 (9.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 3,858 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11202 /11370 |
| Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Leucate, between the Mediterranean Sea and sea pond, is a community of villages.
Geography
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Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern Corbières Mountains, which are called the Corbières maritimes. It is around 30 km (19 mi) south of Narbonne, and around 30 km (19 mi) north of Perpignan.
The Phare du Cap Leucate offers a view (on a clear day) over the whole French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the Camargue.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,077 | — |
| 1968 | 1,233 | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 1,244 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,968 | +58.2% |
| 1990 | 2,177 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 2,732 | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 3,858 | +41.2% |
Personalities
- Henry de Monfreid, adventurer and author
- Françoise de Cezelli (1558–1615) knight and French female war hero
- André Héléna (1919–1972) author
- Jacques Hiron author (fiction, comics, regional & local history and geography)
- Evelyne Marie France Neff (née Migliori) retired German-French politician
- Christophe Neff geographer
- ((Jean Michel Bertrand))
See also
Sources
- Nöel Hautemanière and Jacques Hiron: Leucate : plein cadre; livre de photographies. Toreilles, 2004, ISBN 2-9516053-3-1.
- Christophe Neff: Kulturlandschaftswandel, Fremdenverkehr und Biodiversität auf der Halbinsel Leucate (Dept. Aude / Frankreich). In: Fremdenverkehrsgebiete des Mittelmeerraumes im Umbruch. Beiträge der Tagung des Arbeitskreises "Geographische Mittelmeerländer-Forschung“ vom 11.-13. Oktober 1996 in Regensburg. Regensburger Geographische Schriften, Heft 27, S. 99-135, Regensburg, 1998, ISBN 3-88246-193-4
- Christophe Neff : Observation géographiques et floristiques sur la presqu'île de Leucate. In: Bul. Soc. Et. Sc. Nat. Nîmes et Gard, T. 62, 1999, 23-34.
- Christophe Neff and Peter Frankenberg : Reflexions géobotaniques sur les plantes échappees de jardins: L´example de Euphorbia dendroides et d´autres espèces ornementales dans la région de Leucate et dans les Corbières maritimes (Aude, France). In : Bul. Soc. Et. Sc. Nat. Nîmes et Gard, T. 63, 2001, 7- 10.
- Christophe Neff : Les Corbières maritimes – forment-elles un étage de végétation méditerranéenne thermophile masqué par la pression humaine ? In: Eric Fouache (Edit.): The Mediterranean World Environment and History. IAG Working Group on Geo-archeology, Symposium Proceedings. Environmental Dynamics and History in Mediterranean Areas, Paris, Université de Paris – Sorbonne 24 – 26 avril 2002. Paris, 2003, 191 – 202, (Elsevier France, ISBN 2-84299-452-3).
References
External links
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