Leucate

Leucate (Leucata) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.

Geography
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 30 km south of Narbonne, and around 30 km north of Perpignan.

On a clear day, the Phare du Cap Leucate offers a view over the French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the south to the Camargue to the east.

Urban Morphology
The town stretches over five tourist attractions, from north to south:
 * La Franqui
 * Leucate village
 * Leucate beach (Leucate plage)
 * The naturist village (Village naturiste) on the island of Correggio
 * Port-Leucate.

Personalities

 * Henry de Monfreid, adventurer and author
 * Françoise de Cezelli (1558–1615) knight and French female war hero
 * André Héléna (1919–1972) author
 * Christophe Neff geographer