Cabestany

Cabestany (French pronunciation: [kabɛstani] ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Cabestany
The town hall in Cabestany
The town hall in Cabestany
Coat of arms of Cabestany
Location of Cabestany
Cabestany is located in France
Cabestany
Cabestany
Cabestany is located in Occitanie
Cabestany
Cabestany
Coordinates: 42°40′52″N 2°56′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-3
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20212026) Édith Pugnet[1]
Area
1
10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
10,368
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66028 /66330
Elevation0–53 m (0–174 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
Websiteville-cabestany.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Cabestany is located in the canton of Perpignan-3 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Cabestany and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Mare Beille[3] ? June 1815
Jean Berga[3] June 1815 ?
Jean Vila 1977 2021
Édith Pugnet 2021 Current

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,346    
1975 3,390+14.11%
1982 6,221+9.06%
1990 7,513+2.39%
1999 8,259+1.06%
2007 8,395+0.20%
2012 9,399+2.29%
2017 10,106+1.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

The Master of Cabestany was from this area, and there is a museum dedicated to his work in the town.

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.