Sainte-Marie-la-Mer

Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (before 2017: Sainte-Marie,[3] Catalan: Santa Maria la Mar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Sainte-Marie-la-Mer

Santa Maria la Mar
Commune
The harbour of Sainte-Marie
Location of Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Coordinates: 42°43′41″N 3°01′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-2
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edmond Jorda[1]
Area
1
10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
4,773
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66182 /66470
Elevation0–10 m (0–33 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Sainte-Marie-la-Mer is located east of Perpignan, in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Sainte-Marie and its surrounding communes

Administration
The Town Hall

List of mayors
  • Pierre Roig (UMP): since 2001, elected again in 2008.[4]
  • Edmond Jorda, elected in 2020[1]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 975—    
1975 931−0.66%
1982 1,285+4.71%
1990 2,171+6.78%
1999 3,452+5.29%
2007 4,105+2.19%
2012 4,687+2.69%
2017 4,773+0.36%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Décret n° 2017-149 7 February 2017 (in French)
  4. Préfecture des Pyrénées-Orientales, List of mayors elected in 2008
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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