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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Ouveillan
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Ginestas |
| Intercommunality | Narbonnaise |
| Mayor | Gérard Cribaillet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 6–59 m (20–194 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.98 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,167 (2008) |
| - Density | 72 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11269/ 11590 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°17′21″N 2°58′20″E / 43.2892°N 2.9722°E
Ouveillan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Sights include the church of St. John the Evangelist, built in Romanesque style during the 11th-12th centuries. It has a large choir area with three apses, which are decorated externally with Lombard bands.
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