Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] (listen); Catalan: Sant Cebrià de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Saint-Cyprien
Sant Cebrià de Rosselló | |
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Commune | |
![]() The harbour in Saint-Cyprien | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Cyprien ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 42°37′08″N 3°00′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | La Côte Sableuse |
Intercommunality | Sud Roussillon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Del Poso (LR) |
Area 1 | 15.80 km2 (6.10 sq mi) |
Population | 11,040 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66171 /66750 |
Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
In the 20th century Saint-Cyprien was the site of a camp housing some 70,000 Republican escapees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They were held in very poor conditions,[2] in open spaces enclosed by barbed wire, from which they were not allowed to leave.[3] During the Second World War it was used to intern people before they were sent to extermination camps. [4]
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Pierre Escaro | March 1945 | October 1956 |
Jean Olibo | October 1956 | March 1989 |
Jacques Bouille | March 1989 | May 24, 2009 |
Pierre Fontvieille | June 2, 2009 | June 12, 2009 |
Thierry Del Poso | September 2009 |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,592 | — |
1975 | 3,012 | +2.17% |
1982 | 4,405 | +5.58% |
1990 | 6,892 | +5.75% |
1999 | 8,573 | +2.45% |
2007 | 10,345 | +2.38% |
2012 | 10,552 | +0.40% |
2017 | 10,511 | −0.08% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.
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