Villelongue-de-la-Salanque

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (Catalan: Vilallonga de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
A view within Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Location of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Coordinates: 42°43′43″N 2°59′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-2
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) José Lloret
Area
1
7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,254
  Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66224 /66410
Elevation5–15 m (16–49 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,642    
1975 1,548−0.84%
1982 2,027+3.93%
1990 2,139+0.67%
1999 2,461+1.57%
2007 2,912+2.13%
2012 3,229+2.09%
2017 3,254+0.15%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

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