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Canet-en-Roussillon (; ca, Canet de Rosselló, ; oc, Canet de Rosselhon, ) is a
* The medieval castle ;
* The Saint-James church ;
* The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor ;
* The old village ;
* The sea front.
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...
.
Geography
Canet-en-Roussillon is located in thecanton of La Côte Sableuse The canton of La Côte Sableuse is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Canet-en-Roussillon.
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and in the arrondissement of Perpignan
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
, to the east of Perpignan.
History
Thecity wall
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...
s were destroyed in the 19th century.
With the development of sea bathing
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, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales was created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As soon as 1854 are established municipal laws to rule types of bathing suit
A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types may be worn by men, wom ...
s and separated zones of sea bathing for men and women.
Government and politics
Mayors
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International relations
Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with: *Maynooth
Maynooth (; ga, Maigh Nuad) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National University of Ireland and also known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and St Patrick's ...
, Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Population
Sites of interest
* The medieval castle ;
* The Saint-James church ;
* The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor ;
* The old village ;
* The sea front.
Notable people
*Arlette Franco
Arlette Franco (1 October 1939, in Perpignan – 31 March 2010, in Canet-en-Roussillon) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movemen ...
(1939-2010), mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon, deputy to the National Assembly of France and vice-president of the French Swimming Federation
The French Swimming Federation (french: Fédération française de natation, FFN) is the French water sports association, founded in February 1919, grouping the sports swimming clubs, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and French w ...
.
* Marc Fontan (1956-), motorcycle road racer born in Canet-en-Roussillon.
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 ...
*XL Airways Germany Flight 888T
XL Airways Germany Flight 888T (GXL888T) was an acceptance flight for an Airbus A320 on 27 November 2008. The aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, off Canet-en-Roussillon on the French coast, close to the Spanish border, killing all s ...
- An air crash that happened 7 kilometers from the commune.
References
External links
* Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Seaside resorts in France {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub