Pollestres
Commune in Occitania, France
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Pollestres (French pronunciation: [pɔjɛstʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Pollestres | |
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The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pollestres | |
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| Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Moriconi[1] |
Area 1 | 8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,548 |
| • Density | 668/km2 (1,730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66144 /66450 |
| Elevation | 24–83 m (79–272 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,006 | — |
| 1975 | 1,450 | +5.36% |
| 1982 | 2,433 | +7.67% |
| 1990 | 3,019 | +2.73% |
| 1999 | 3,623 | +2.05% |
| 2007 | 3,904 | +0.94% |
| 2012 | 4,590 | +3.29% |
| 2017 | 4,887 | +1.26% |
| 2023 | 5,548 | +2.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
