Canton of Les Corbières Méditerranée

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The canton of Les Corbières Méditerranée (before 2015: canton of Sigean) [1] is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sigean. [2]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Aude Department of France

Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country" after a group of religious dissidents active in the 12th century.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes: [2]

  1. Caves
  2. Feuilla
  3. Fitou
  4. Leucate
  5. La Palme
  6. Peyriac-de-Mer
  7. Port-la-Nouvelle
  8. Portel-des-Corbières
  9. Roquefort-des-Corbières
  10. Sigean
  11. Treilles

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Coordinates: 43°02′N2°59′E / 43.03°N 2.98°E / 43.03; 2.98

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