Pollestres

Pollestres is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Pollestres
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
Coat of arms
Location of Pollestres
Pollestres
Pollestres
Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Mach
Area
1
8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,887
  Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66144 /66450
Elevation24–83 m (79–272 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pollestres and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,006    
1975 1,450+5.36%
1982 2,433+7.67%
1990 3,019+2.73%
1999 3,623+2.05%
2007 3,904+0.94%
2012 4,590+3.29%
2017 4,887+1.26%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

References


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