Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Occitainie region. It lies 849 km (528 mi) from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, and a major city in Roman times, it is now located about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is marginally the largest commune in Aude, although the prefecture is the slightly smaller commune of Carcassonne.

The town's original name is very ancient. The earliest known record of its original name is by the Greek Hecataeus of Miletus in the fifth century BC. In ancient inscriptions the name is sometimes rendered in Latin and sometimes translated into Iberian as Nedhena.

Places worth visiting include:-

• The cathedral dating from 1272
• The Palais des Archevêques, the Archbishop's Palace, and its donjon with views over Narbonne
• Musée Archeologique, an archaeological museum in the town centre
• The Roman Horreum, a former grain warehouse, built underground as a cryptoporticus
• Remains of the Via Domitia in the city center
• The canal, Canal de la Robine, running through the centre of the town
• The Halles covered market operates every day. The busiest times are Sunday and Thursday mornings.
• The nearby limestone massif known as La Clape and the beach at Narbonne plage