The arrondissement of Céret is an

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of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department ( Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie

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. It has 64 communes. Its population is 134,629 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Céret, and their

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s, are: # L'Albère (66001) # Alénya (66002) # Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (66003) # Argelès-sur-Mer (66008) # Arles-sur-Tech (66009) # Bages (66011) # Banyuls-dels-Aspres (66015) # Banyuls-sur-Mer (66016) # La Bastide (66018) # Le Boulou (66024) # Brouilla (66026) # Caixas (66029) # Calmeilles (66032) # Camélas (66033) # Castelnou (66044) # Cerbère (66048) # Céret (66049) # Les Cluses (66063) # Collioure (66053) # Corneilla-del-Vercol (66059) # Corsavy (66060) # Coustouges (66061) # Elne (66065) # Fourques (66084) # Lamanère (66091) # Laroque-des-Albères (66093) # Latour-Bas-Elne (66094) # Llauro (66099) # Maureillas-las-Illas (66106) # Montauriol (66112) # Montbolo (66113) # Montescot (66114) # Montesquieu-des-Albères (66115) # Montferrer (66116) # Oms (66126) # Ortaffa (66129) #

Palau-del-Vidre Palau-del-Vidre (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Palau-del-Vidre is located in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissement of Céret. Population See also *Commu ...

(66133) # Passa (66134) # Le Perthus (66137) # Port-Vendres (66148) # Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (66150) # Reynès (66160) # Saint-André (66168) # Saint-Cyprien (66171) # Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie (66170) # Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (66175) # Saint-Jean-Lasseille (66177) # Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (66178) #

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret. Government and politic ...

(66179) # Saint-Marsal (66183) # Serralongue (66194) # Sorède (66196) # Taillet (66199) # Taulis (66203) # Le Tech (66206) # Terrats (66207) # Théza (66208) # Thuir (66210) # Tordères (66211) # Tresserre (66214) # Trouillas (66217) # Villelongue-dels-Monts (66225) # Villemolaque (66226) # Vivès (66233)

History

The arrondissement of Céret was created in 1800.Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
/ref> In January 2017, it gained 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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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 Céret were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
INSEE # Argelès-sur-Mer # Arles-sur-Tech # Céret # Côte Vermeille # Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

References

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