Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (French pronunciation: [vil.lɔ̃ɡ də la salɑ̃k] (listen); Catalan: Vilallonga de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | |
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Commune | |
A view within Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | |
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Location of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 42°43′43″N 2°59′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | Perpignan-2 |
Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Whueymar Deffradas |
Area 1 | 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
Population | 3,248 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66224 /66410 |
Elevation | 5–15 m (16–49 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,642 | — |
1975 | 1,548 | −0.84% |
1982 | 2,027 | +3.93% |
1990 | 2,139 | +0.67% |
1999 | 2,461 | +1.57% |
2007 | 2,912 | +2.13% |
2012 | 3,229 | +2.09% |
2017 | 3,254 | +0.15% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
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