Villelongue-de-la-Salanque

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (French pronunciation: [vil.lɔ̃ɡ la salɑ̃k] ; Catalan: Vilallonga de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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A view within Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
A view within Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Coat of arms of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Location of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in France
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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 42°43′43″N 2°59′05″E / 42.7286°N 2.9847°E / 42.7286; 2.9847
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-2
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Whueymar Deffradas[1]
Area
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7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,301
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66224 /66410
Elevation5–15 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.

Geography

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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

 
Map of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[3]

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE