Rivesaltes (French pronunciation: [ʁivzalt] (listen); Catalan: Ribesaltes, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
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Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Bascou[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
Population | 8,888 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66164 /66600 |
Elevation | 11–70 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 is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Rivesaltes is twinned with:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,442 | — |
1975 | 6,589 | +0.32% |
1982 | 6,781 | +0.41% |
1990 | 7,110 | +0.59% |
1999 | 7,940 | +1.23% |
2007 | 8,625 | +1.04% |
2012 | 8,201 | −1.00% |
2017 | 8,610 | +0.98% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.
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