Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
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 | |
Location of Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | |
  Sainte-Marie-la-Mer  Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′41″N 3°01′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Perpignan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Edmond Jorda[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,800 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66182 /66470 |
| Elevation | 0–10 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
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
Administration
The Town Hall
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Décret n° 2017-149 7 February 2017 (in French)
- Préfecture des Pyrénées-Orientales, List of mayors elected in 2008
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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