Cabestany

Cabestany (French pronunciation: [kabɛstani] ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Cabestany
The town hall in Cabestany
Location of Cabestany
Cabestany
Cabestany
Coordinates: 42°40′52″N 2°56′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-3
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20212026) Édith Pugnet[1]
Area
1
10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,338
  Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66028 /66330
Elevation0–53 m (0–174 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
Websiteville-cabestany.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Cabestany is located in the canton of Perpignan-3 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Mare Beille[3] ? June 1815
Jean Berga[3] June 1815 ?
Jean Vila 1977 2021
Édith Pugnet 2021 Current

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,346    
1975 3,390+14.11%
1982 6,221+9.06%
1990 7,513+2.39%
1999 8,259+1.06%
2007 8,395+0.20%
2012 9,399+2.29%
2017 10,106+1.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

The Master of Cabestany was from this area, and there is a museum dedicated to his work in the town.

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.