Narbonne

Narbonne (Narbona in Occitan) is a city and commune of southwestern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon r?gion. It lies 849 km from Paris in the Aude d?partement, of which it is a sous-pr?fecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about 15 km from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is linked to the nearby Canal du Midi and the Aude River by the Canal de la Robine, which runs through the centre of town. Population 50,000. Postal code 11100.

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Modern-day Narbonne was the first Roman colony outside of Italy. It was established in Gaul in 118 BC, as Colonia Narbo Martius. It was located on the Via Domitia, the first Roman road in Gaul, built at the time of the foundation of the colony, and connecting Italy to Spain. Geographically, Narbonne was therefore located at a very important crossroads because it was situated where the Via Domitia connected to the Via Aquitania, which lead toward the Atlantic across Toulouse and Bordeaux. In addition, it was crossed by the Aude River.

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