Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi la mɛʁ] ; 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
The harbour of Sainte-Marie
The harbour of Sainte-Marie
Location of Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
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Sainte-Marie-la-Mer is located in France
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer is located in Occitanie
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
Coordinates: 42°43′41″N 3°01′04″E / 42.7281°N 3.0178°E / 42.7281; 3.0178
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-2
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edmond Jorda[1]
Area
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10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,784
 • 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

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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

History

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Administration

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The Town Hall

List of mayors

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

Population

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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]

Economy

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Culture

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2017-149 7 February 2017 (in French)
  4. ^ Préfecture des Pyrénées-Orientales, List of mayors elected in 2008[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE