Argelès-sur-Mer
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Argelès-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [aʁʒəlɛs syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ, literally Argelès on Sea; Catalan: Argelers de la Marenda or Argelers [əɾʒəˈles]; Occitan: Argelers de Mar), commonly known as Argelès, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the administrative region of Occitania, France.[3]
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Argelès-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 42°32′42″N 3°01′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | La Côte Vermeille |
Intercommunality | CC Albères Côte Vermeille Illibéris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Parra[1] |
Area 1 | 58.67 km2 (22.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,792 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66008 /66700 |
Elevation | 0–1,099 m (0–3,606 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is about 25 km from Perpignan.