Luc-sur-Orbieu

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Luc-sur-Orbieu

(2020–2026) Yves Kosinski^[1]Area

9.88 km² (3.81 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,146 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11210 /11200

Elevation29–150 m (95–492 ft)
(avg. 46 m or 151 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luc-sur-Orbieu (French pronunciation: [lyk syʁ ɔʁbjø] ^ⓘ, literally Luc on Orbieu; Occitan: Luc d'Orbiu) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's western border, then flows east through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	711	—
1968	728	+2.4%
1975	720	−1.1%
1982	709	−1.5%
1990	726	+2.4%
1999	786	+8.3%
2008	962	+22.4%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.