Palau-del-Vidre

Not to be confused with Palau or Palau-de-Cerdagne.

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
Commune
Town centre of Palau-del-Vidre
Coat of arms
Location of Palau-del-Vidre
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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  (2022)[2]	3,232
• Density	310/km2 (800/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.

Map of Palau-del-Vidre and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department