Torreilles

Torreilles
Torrelles de la Salanca
Commune
The Place Louis Blasi, in Torreilles
The Place Louis Blasi, in Torreilles
Coat of arms of Torreilles
Coat of arms
Location of Torreilles
Map
Torreilles is located in France
Torreilles
Torreilles
Torreilles is located in Occitanie
Torreilles
Torreilles
Coordinates: 42°45′21″N 2°59′41″E / 42.7558°N 2.9947°E / 42.7558; 2.9947
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Medina[1]
Area
1
17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,821
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66212 /66440
Elevation0–8 m (0–26 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Torreilles (French pronunciation: [tɔʁɛj] ⓘ; Occitan: Torrelles de la Salanca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Torreilles is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Torreilles and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,591—    
1975 1,215−3.78%
1982 1,492+2.98%
1990 1,775+2.19%
1999 2,072+1.73%
2007 3,092+5.13%
2012 3,326+1.47%
2017 3,812+2.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

  • The pre-Romanesque Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse church.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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