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Leucate is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate.GeographyLeucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern Corbières Mountains, which are called the Corbières maritimes. It is around 30km south of Narbonne, and around 30km north of Perpignan.The Phare du Cap Leucate offers a view (on a clear day) over the French Mediterranean Sea from the Spanish border to the Camargue.Urban MorphologyThe town stretches over five tourist attractions, from north to south: La Franqui, Leucate village, Leucate beach The naturist village 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 Jacques Hiron author (fiction, comics, regional & local history and geography) Christophe Neff geographer