Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales

Pia (Catalan: Pià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Pia

Pià
Pia
Coat of arms
Location of Pia
Pia
Pia
Coordinates: 42°44′45″N 2°55′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalitySalanque-Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Parès
Area
1
13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,035
  Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66141 /66380
Elevation7–29 m (23–95 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pia is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pia and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,147    
1975 2,503+2.22%
1982 3,226+3.69%
1990 4,105+3.06%
1999 5,120+2.49%
2007 7,134+4.23%
2012 7,955+2.20%
2017 9,035+2.58%
Source: INSEE[2]

Sport

Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the town, who compete in the Elite One Championship.

See also

References



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