Cabestany

Coordinates: 42°40′52″N 2°56′36″E / 42.6811°N 2.9433°E / 42.6811; 2.9433
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Cabestany
The town hall in Cabestany
The town hall in Cabestany
Coat of arms of Cabestany
Location of Cabestany
Map
Cabestany is located in France
Cabestany
Cabestany
Cabestany is located in Occitanie
Cabestany
Cabestany
Coordinates: 42°40′52″N 2°56′36″E / 42.6811°N 2.9433°E / 42.6811; 2.9433
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-3
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Édith Pugnet[1]
Area
1
10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,338
 • Density990/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.

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

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

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[edit]

Mayors[edit]

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

Population[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Cabestany, le 11 juin 1815 , 30 January 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE