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Leucate
Sign in to saveLeucate (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.
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Place details
- Locality
- Leucate
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,539
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Leucate
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Leucate (Aude).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Narbonne
- French commune.image
- Leucate Plage (Aude), view from Etang.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Leucate
- French commune.canton
- Les Corbières Méditerranée
- French commune.INSEE
- 11202
- French commune.postal code
- 11370
- French commune.mayor
- Michel Py
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Grand Narbonne
- French commune.elevation m
- 25
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 70
- French commune.area km2
- 23.55
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Leucate
- Population
- 4562
- Area
- 23.55
- Elevation
- 9
- Official website
- www.leucate.fr
- Image
- Leucate-La Franqui (Aude), view from the cliffs.jpg
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- Leucate
- postal code
- 11370
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- Leucate
- male population
- 2157
- female population
- 2271
- social media followers
- 1614
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-40-51-00
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Travel guide
Understand
Leucate is a village not far off Perpignan and Narbonne and with a beach on the Méditerranean sea. Leucate comes from the Greek, Leukos, which means white, because in the old city, the castle and houses were built with white rock
Get in
To go to Leucate, you can take the car if you are not very far. If you come from the North of France for example, you can take the train, stop you in Perpignan and take the car to arrive to Leucate. But if you come from another country, you need to take airplane to Carcassone and take a car after.
Get around
Once in Leucate, you can take a bike because it's a little city and you can visit all the city on bike, if you have motivation, you can stay in the village and do what you want on foot, but if you want to visit village or city a little bit far from Leucate, you need a car.
See
If you go to Leucate, you can take your car and go to visit the African Reserve of Sigean, there a lot of African animals like lion, elephant... it's a great experience especially for kids and family, it's 20 min from Leucate.
If you want an activity near more, between the 28 April and 2 may, there are "Le mondial du vent" in La Franqui. It's a big event where you can see the world cup of kitesurf for example.
If you like hiking, you can visit the ruin of the Leucate Castle in the top of the cliff.
Do
In Leucate and not far of it, there are a lot of things to do. For example, you can try extreme sports like kitesurf, windsurf or sand yacht. If you prefer, you can go to the beach which is absolutely beautiful.
Buy
When you come back to your home, don't forget to buy a wine bottle of Leucate, it is excellent, and a box of oyster which is the speciality of the region.
Sleep
If you go to Leucate, you need a place to sleep. So you can go to the hotel "Le Leukos", it has 4.1 stars, the price of a room is between €77 and €101 for one night, it is at 151 Avenue Charles De Gaulle, and this hotel is 1à min walk from the beach. Or if you prefer, you can sleep in the "19-21 un amour d'hotel"". It is noted 4,8 stars, this hotel has a bar, a swimming pool on the top and you can ask for a massage in your bedroom. The price of a room is €204 for a night and it is on the 19 avenue Francus Vals. It is in the city center.
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Leucate (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.
==Geography== thumb|left|Beach Leucate naturist village Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern Corbières Massif, which are called the Corbières maritimes. It is around south of Narbonne, and around north of Perpignan.
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