Saint-Hippolyte, Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune in Occitania, France
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Saint-Hippolyte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tipɔlit] ⓘ), also known as Saint-Hippolyte-de-la-Salanque (pronounced [sɛ̃tipɔlit də la salɑ̃k]; Catalan: Sant Hipòlit de la Salanca, [santiˈpɔlid de la səˈlaŋkə]), is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, southern France.
Saint-Hippolyte-de-la-Salanque
Sant Hipòlit de la Salanca | |
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The church in Saint-Hippolyte | |
![]() Location of Saint-Hippolyte-de-la-Salanque | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′06″N 2°58′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Madeleine Garcia-Vidal[1] |
Area 1 | 14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,126 |
| • Density | 213.4/km2 (552.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66176 /66510 |
| Elevation | 0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Saint-Hippolyte is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Government and politics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,033 | — |
| 1975 | 1,044 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 1,038 | −0.08% |
| 1990 | 1,616 | +5.69% |
| 1999 | 1,849 | +1.51% |
| 2007 | 2,327 | +2.92% |
| 2012 | 2,719 | +3.16% |
| 2017 | 3,052 | +2.34% |
| 2023 | 3,126 | +0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||

