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Claira
Claira (; ca, Clairà) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Claira is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Claira is located 5 km from Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department References External links *Histoire du Roussillon (French) Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Pyrénées-Orientales Department
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a significant minority of the population. The Catalan names of communes are taken from the ''Enciclopèdia catalana'' and are intended for comparison with the official French names: they do not indicate the current or former linguistic status of the commune. List of intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * |
Bompas, Pyrénées-Orientales
Bompas (; ca, Bompàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Bompas is located in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Government and politics Mayors Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of La Côte Salanquaise
The Canton of La Côte Salanquaise (french: canton de la Côte Salanquaise, link=no, ; ca, cantó de la Costa Salanquesa, link=no) is a French canton of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was created including 5 communes from the canton of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque and 1 from the canton of Rivesaltes. Its seat is in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque. Composition * Le Barcarès *Claira * Pia * Saint-Hippolyte *Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque *Torreilles Torreilles (; oc, Torrelles de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Torreilles is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population ... References Cote Salanquaise {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Hippolyte, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Hippolyte (), also known as Saint-Hippolyte-de-la-Salanque (; ca, Sant Hipòlit de la Salanca, link=no, ), is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, southern France. Geography Saint-Hippolyte is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Government and politics Mayors Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pia (; ca, Pià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Pia is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population Sport Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the town, who compete in the Elite One Championship. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References External links Official Website of the Town of Pia Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreilles
Torreilles (; oc, Torrelles de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Torreilles is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population Sites of interest * The pre-Romanesque Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse church. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes (; ca, Ribesaltes, which means the ''high shores'') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Rivesaltes is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Politics and administration Mayors Twin towns Rivesaltes is twinned with: * - Calgary, Canada * - Chennai, India * - Rangoon, Myanmar * - Yaren, Nauru * - Ramallah, Palestine * - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago * - Chipping Norton, United Kingdom * - Clitheroe, United Kingdom * - Whalley, United Kingdom * - Wilpshire, United Kingdom Population Economy ;Wine Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC. Sites of interest * The Camp de Rivesaltes is situated on the outskirts of the city. The Rivesaltes memorial museum is now fully open and commemorates the history of this major French concentration camp from 1939 to 2007. Notable people * Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general, born in Rivesaltes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (; ca, Sant Llorenç de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population See also * Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque explosion *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salses-le-Château
Salses-le-Château (; ca, Salses) or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. Geography Salses-le-Château is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Government and politics Mayors Population Sites of interest * Fort de Salses * The Gate of the Catalan Countries is located in Salses. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Catalan symbols {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish exclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain. In 2019, it had a population of 479,979.Populations légales 2019: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales INSEE Some parts of the Pyrénées-Orientales (like the ) are part of the . It is na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. In 2016 Perpignan had a population of 121,875 (''Perpignanais(e)'' in French, ''Perpinyanés(a)'' in Catalan) in the commune proper, and the metropolitan area had a total population of 268,577, making it the last major French city before the Spanish border. Perpignan is also sometimes seen as the "Entrance" of the Iberian Peninsula. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and County of Roussillon (''Rosselló'' in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has preserved an extensive old centre with its ''bodegas'' in the historic centre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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