Saleilles
Saleilles
Salelles | |
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 The town hall in Saleilles | |
Location of Saleilles  | |
  Saleilles  Saleilles | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′19″N 2°57′09″E / 42.6553°N 2.9525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Sableuse |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Rallo[1] |
Area 1 | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,671 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66189 /66280 |
| Elevation | 8–29 m (26–95 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saleilles (French pronunciation: [salɛj] ; Catalan: Salelles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
[edit]Saleilles is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
History
[edit]-
Chapel Saint-Étienne (11th century)
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Parish church Saint-Étienne (northeast view)
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Parish church Saint-Étienne (southeast view)
Government and politics
[edit]Mayors
[edit]| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Erre | 1995 | 2008 |
| François Rallo | 2008 |
Population
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 503 | — |
| 1975 | 1,280 | +14.27% |
| 1982 | 2,310 | +8.80% |
| 1990 | 3,293 | +4.53% |
| 1999 | 3,879 | +1.84% |
| 2007 | 4,354 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 4,680 | +1.45% |
| 2017 | 5,282 | +2.45% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Mathieu Madénian (1976-): humorist, actor and columnist who grew up in Saleilles.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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