Torreilles
Torreilles (Catalan: Torrelles de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Torreilles
Torrelles de la Salanca | |
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.jpg.webp) The Place Louis Blasi, in Torreilles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Torreilles 
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| Coordinates: 42°45′21″N 2°59′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Louis Carles (PR) |
| Area 1 | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,812 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66212 /66440 |
| Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Torreilles is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Torreilles and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,591 | — |
| 1975 | 1,215 | −3.78% |
| 1982 | 1,492 | +2.98% |
| 1990 | 1,775 | +2.19% |
| 1999 | 2,072 | +1.73% |
| 2007 | 3,092 | +5.13% |
| 2012 | 3,326 | +1.47% |
| 2017 | 3,812 | +2.77% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Sites of interest
- The pre-Romanesque Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse church.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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