Pollestres

Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678
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Pollestres
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
Coat of arms of Pollestres
Location of Pollestres
Map
Pollestres is located in France
Pollestres
Pollestres
Pollestres is located in Occitanie
Pollestres
Pollestres
Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Charles Moriconi[1]
Area
1
8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,402
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66144 /66450
Elevation24–83 m (79–272 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pollestres (French pronunciation: [pɔjɛstʁ] ; Catalan: Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pollestres and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,006—    
1975 1,450+5.36%
1982 2,433+7.67%
1990 3,019+2.73%
1999 3,623+2.05%
2007 3,904+0.94%
2012 4,590+3.29%
2017 4,887+1.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE