Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (; before 2017: ''Sainte-Marie'', ) is a commune in 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 ...

department in southern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Geography

Sainte-Marie-la-Mer is located 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 ...

, in the

canton of Perpignan-2 The Canton of Perpignan-2 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 1 to 4 communes: * Bompas *Perp ...

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 ...

History

Administration

List of mayors

* Pierre Roig ( UMP): since 2001, elected again in 2008.Préfecture des Pyrénées-Orientales
List of mayors elected in 2008
/ref> * Edmond Jorda, elected in 2020

Population

Economy

Culture

External links

Official site

References

Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Populated coastal places in France {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub