Rivesaltes

Rivesaltes
General view of Rivesaltes
General view of Rivesaltes
Coat of arms of Rivesaltes
Location of Rivesaltes
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Rivesaltes is located in France
Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes is located in Occitanie
Rivesaltes
Rivesaltes
Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E / 42.7697°N 2.8747°E / 42.7697; 2.8747
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Bascou[1] (DVD)
Area
1
28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,099
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66164 /66600
Elevation11–70 m (36–230 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rivesaltes (French pronunciation: [ʁivzalt] ; Catalan: Ribesaltes, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file