The Perpinyà Metròpolis Mediterrani is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Perpinyà. It is located in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée. Its area is 616.7 km2. Its population was 268,445 in 2018, of which 119,188 in Perpignan proper.[1]
Perpinyà Metròpolis Mediterràni | |
|---|---|
 Location within the Pyrénées-Orientales department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| No. of communes | 36 |
| Established | 2016 |
| Seat | Perpignan |
| Area | 616.7 km2 (238.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 268,445 |
| • Density | 435/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Composition edit
Perpinyà Metròpolis Mediterrani consists of the following 36 communes:[2][3]
- Baho
- Baixas
- Le Barcarès
- Bompas
- Cabestany
- Calce
- Canet-en-Roussillon
- Canohès
- Cases-de-Pène
- Cassagnes
- Espira-de-l'Agly
- Estagel
- Llupia
- Montner
- Opoul-Périllos
- Perpignan
- Peyrestortes
- Pézilla-la-Rivière
- Pollestres
- Ponteilla
- Rivesaltes
- Sainte-Marie
- Saint-Estève
- Saint-Féliu-d'Avall
- Saint-Hippolyte
- Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
- Saint-Nazaire
- Saleilles
- Le Soler
- Tautavel
- Torreilles
- Toulouges
- Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
- Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
- Villeneuve-la-Rivière
- Vingrau
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole (N° SIREN : 200027183), BANATIC. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ INSEE
42°42′N 2°53′E / 42.70°N 2.89°E
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