Palau-del-Vidre
Commune in Occitania, France
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Palau-del-Vidre (French pronunciation: [palo dɛl vidʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Palau del Vidre) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Palau-del-Vidre | |
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Town centre of Palau-del-Vidre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Palau-del-Vidre | |
  Palau-del-Vidre  Palau-del-Vidre | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′26″N 2°57′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Côte Vermeille |
| Intercommunality | CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Galan[1] |
Area 1 | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,329 |
| • Density | 319.8/km2 (828.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66133 /66690 |
| Elevation | 9–46 m (30–151 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Palau-del-Vidre is located in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,330 | — |
| 1975 | 1,417 | +0.91% |
| 1982 | 1,738 | +2.96% |
| 1990 | 2,004 | +1.80% |
| 1999 | 2,117 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 2,607 | +2.64% |
| 2012 | 3,052 | +3.20% |
| 2017 | 3,142 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 3,329 | +0.97% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
