Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (French pronunciation: [vil.lɔ̃ɡ də la salɑ̃k] (
listen); Catalan: Vilallonga de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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 A view within Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | |
Location of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°43′43″N 2°59′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Perpignan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Whueymar Deffradas |
| Area 1 | 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,248 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66224 /66410 |
| Elevation | 5–15 m (16–49 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in the canton of Perpignan-2 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Villelongue-de-la-Salanque and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,642 | — |
| 1975 | 1,548 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 2,027 | +3.93% |
| 1990 | 2,139 | +0.67% |
| 1999 | 2,461 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 2,912 | +2.13% |
| 2012 | 3,229 | +2.09% |
| 2017 | 3,254 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
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