The Tour Barberousse is in the coastal village of Gruissan in the Aude département of France. The tower is all that remains of a castle built at the end of the 10th century to observe the approaches to the harbour at Narbonne and to guard against seaborne invasions of the city.

Salt ponds of Gruissan

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Salt ponds of Gruissan is situated 2½ km southwest of Gruissan-Plage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gruissan.

Gruissan

Village

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Gruissan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The historian Émile Raunié was born in Gruissan.

Gruissan-Plage

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Gruissan Plage”
Category: locality
Location: Gruissan, Arrondissement of Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.10177° or 43° 6′ 6″ north

Longitude

3.11232° or 3° 6′ 44″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

8FM54426+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2114078963

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

7645496

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