Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Sant Llorenç de Cerdans
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Coordinates: 42°23′12″N 2°36′50″E / 42.3867°N 2.6139°E / 42.3867; 2.6139
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityHaut Vallespir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Caseilles[1]
Area
1
45.08 km2 (17.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,020
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66179 /66260
Elevation382–1,305 m (1,253–4,281 ft)
(avg. 675 m or 2,215 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ sɛʁdɑ̃] ; Catalan: Sant Llorenç de Cerdans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Jacques Roitg 2008 2014
Louis Caseilles 2014

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,992—    
1975 1,807−1.38%
1982 1,607−1.66%
1990 1,489−0.95%
1999 1,218−2.21%
2007 1,288+0.70%
2012 1,204−1.34%
2017 1,098−1.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Culture

Aleksandra Fontaine opened a gallery in the village. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Goutorbe, Christian (2021-08-02). "Dans les Pyrénées-Orientales, l'ébouriffante galerie d'art d'une ancienne danseuse du Lido". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-24.