The Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole is the ''
communauté urbaine
Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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of
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 ...
. It is located in the
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. ...
department, in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region
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, southern
France
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. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous ''
communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...
Perpignan Méditerranée''. Its area is 616.7 km
2. Its population was 268,445 in 2018, of which 119,188 in Perpignan proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
Composition
Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole consists of the following 36 communes:
[CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole (N° SIREN : 200027183)]
BANATIC. Accessed 5 April 2022.INSEE
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#Baho
Baho (; ca, Bao) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Government and politics
Mayors
Populatio ...
#Baixas
Baixas (; ca, Baixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localisation
Baixas is located in the canton of Le Ribéral The Canton of Le Ribéral is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales depa ...
# Le Barcarès
# Bompas
# Cabestany
# Calce
#Canet-en-Roussillon
Canet-en-Roussillon (; ca, Canet de Rosselló, ; oc, Canet de Rosselhon, ) is a commune and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania.
Geography
Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the ca ...
#Canohès
Canohès (; ca, Cànoes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localisation
Canohès is located in the canton of Perpignan-5 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
...
#Cases-de-Pène
Cases-de-Pène (; ca, Cases de Pena) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localisation
Cases-de-Pène is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
...
# Cassagnes
#Espira-de-l'Agly
Espira-de-l'Agly ( ca, Espirà de l'Aglí) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localisation
Espira-de-l'Agly is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpig ...
# Estagel
#Llupia
Llupia (; ca, Llupià) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France.
Geography
Llupia is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Topo ...
#Montner
Montner () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Montner is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyrén ...
#Opoul-Périllos
Opoul-Périllos (; oc, Òpol i Perellós, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Opoul-Périllos is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
The co ...
#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 ...
#Peyrestortes
Peyrestortes (; ca, Paretstortes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Peyrestortes is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
History Battle
On 17 Sep ...
#Pézilla-la-Rivière
Pézilla-la-Rivière (; ca, Pesillà de la Ribera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Pézilla-la-Rivière is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Po ...
#Pollestres
Pollestres (; ca, Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
*Communes ...
#Ponteilla
Ponteilla (; ca, Pontellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Ponteilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
Sites of interest
* ...
#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.
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# Sainte-Marie
# Saint-Estève
#Saint-Féliu-d'Avall
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall (; ca, Sant Feliu d'Avall) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan ...
# Saint-Hippolyte
#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 arron ...
#Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; Gallo: ''Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean ...
# Saleilles
#Le Soler
Le Soler () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Le Soler is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyr ...
#Tautavel
Tautavel (; ca, Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research (CERP). Tautavel Man, an early hominid and some of the oldest human remains in Euro ...
#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 ...
#Toulouges
Toulouges (; ca, Toluges, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Toulouges is located between Thuir and Perpignan, in the canton of Perpignan-6 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
The town cove ...
# Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
# Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
#Villeneuve-la-Rivière
Villeneuve-la-Rivière (; ca, Vilanova de la Ribera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Villeneuve-la-Rivière is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
...
#Vingrau
Vingrau (; ca, Vingrau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Vingrau is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
History
The townhall of Vingrau w ...
References
Urban communities in France
Intercommunalities of Pyrénées-Orientales
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