Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (Catalan: Sant Llorenç de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
The Arago street, in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
Coordinates: 42°46′28″N 2°59′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Fernand Siré
Area
1
12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
10,246
  Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Laurentins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66180 /66250
Elevation0–7 m (0–23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,649    
1975 3,971+1.22%
1982 4,523+1.88%
1990 7,186+5.96%
1999 7,932+1.10%
2007 8,488+0.85%
2012 9,433+2.13%
2017 10,246+1.67%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

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