Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

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

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Sant Llorenç de Cerdans
The village and its church
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Map
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in France
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in Occitanie
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
 (2021)[2]
1,027
 • 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.

Geography edit

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

 
Map of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans and its surrounding communes

Government and politics edit

Mayors edit

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

Population edit

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]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE