Rivesaltes

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Rivesaltes

(2020–2026) André Bascou^[1] (DVD)Area

28.76 km² (11.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

9,099 • Density320/km² (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

66164 /66600

Elevation11–70 m (36–230 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rivesaltes (French pronunciation: [ʁivzalt] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Ribesaltes, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

Geography

Rivesaltes is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Politics and administration

Mayors

Twin towns

Rivesaltes is twinned with:

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,442	—
1975	6,589	+0.32%
1982	6,781	+0.41%
1990	7,110	+0.59%
1999	7,940	+1.23%
2007	8,625	+1.04%
2012	8,201	−1.00%
2017	8,610	+0.98%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Economy

Wine

Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.

Sites of interest

The Camp de Rivesaltes is situated on the outskirts of the city. The Rivesaltes memorial museum is now fully open and commemorates the history of this major French concentration camp from 1939 to 2007.

Notable people

Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general, born in Rivesaltes, who became prominent in the battles of World War I
Michel Parès (1887–1966), politician, born in Rivesaltes

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE