Canet-en-Roussillon (; ; , ; , ) is a commune and town in the

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department of the

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...

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Occitania Occitania is the historical region in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses much of the southern third of France (except ...

Geography

Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the

canton 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 ...

and in the

arrondissement of Perpignan The arrondissement of Perpignan is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 39 communes. Its population is 292,142 (2021), and its area is . Composition The commun ...

, to the east of

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ; ) is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Me ...

. It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló. Map commune FR insee code 66037

History

The

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s were destroyed in the 19th century. With the development of

sea bathing Sea bathing is swimming in the sea or in sea water and a sea bath is a protective enclosure for sea bathing. Unlike bathing in a swimming pool, which is generally done for pleasure or exercise purposes, sea bathing was once thought to have curati ...

, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of

was created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As early as 1854 municipal laws were established regulating types of

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s and separating sea bathing zones for men and women.

Government and politics

Mayors

Signature of mayor Basile Darbon in 1910. Canet-en-Roussillon - Mairie

International relations

Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with: *

Maynooth Maynooth (; ) 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 College, Maynoo ...

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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 (1939-2010), mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon, deputy to the

National Assembly of France The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known ...

and vice-president of the

French Swimming Federation The French Swimming Federation (, FFN) is the French water sports association. Founded in February 1919, it grouped the sports swimming clubs, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and French water polo, which organizes the national c ...

. * Marc Fontan (1956-), motorcycle road racer born in Canet-en-Roussillon.

References

External links

* Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Seaside resorts in France {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub