Its INSEE code is 113 and its capital city is Narbonne.

[2] Its population is 170,698 (2021), and its area is 2,101.9 km2 (811.5 sq mi).

[4] The arrondissement of Narbonne is bordered to the north by the Hérault department, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Carcassonne.

[6] As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Narbonne were, as of January 2015:[4]