Port-Vendres

Port-Vendres
The harbour of Port-Vendres
The harbour of Port-Vendres
Coat of arms of Port-Vendres
Location of Port-Vendres
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Port-Vendres is located in France
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres is located in Occitanie
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres
Coordinates: 42°31′08″N 3°06′21″E / 42.5189°N 3.1058°E / 42.5189; 3.1058
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Côte Vermeille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Grégory Marty[1]
Area
1
14.77 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,969
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66148 /66660
Elevation0–655 m (0–2,149 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port-Vendres (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ vɑ̃dʁ] ; Catalan: Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France.[3]

A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southeastern France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file