Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678

Pollestres

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Pollestres
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
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)
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] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (Culex)-Pollestres.wav" not found; Catalan: Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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

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Map of Pollestres and its surrounding communes

Population

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[2]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE