Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales

Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Cebrià de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Cyprien Sant Cebrià de Rosselló
Commune
The harbour in Saint-Cyprien
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien Show map of France Saint-Cyprien Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°37′08″N 3°00′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	La Côte Sableuse
Intercommunality	Sud Roussillon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Del Poso[1] (LR)
Area 1	15.80 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,995
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66171 /66750
Elevation	0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Map of Saint-Cyprien and its surrounding communes

History

In the 20th century Saint-Cyprien was the site of a camp housing some 70,000 Republican escapees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They were held in very poor conditions,^[3] in open spaces enclosed by barbed wire, from which they were not allowed to leave.^[4] During the Second World War it was used to intern people before they were sent to extermination camps.^[5]

Government and politics

Place de la République

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Pierre Escaro	March 1945	October 1956
Jean Olibo	October 1956	March 1989
Jacques Bouille	March 1989	May 24, 2009
Pierre Fontvieille	June 2, 2009	June 12, 2009
Thierry Del Poso	September 2009

Population and society

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,592	—
1975	3,012	+2.17%
1982	4,405	+5.58%
1990	6,892	+5.75%
1999	8,573	+2.45%
2007	10,345	+2.38%
2012	10,552	+0.40%
2017	10,511	−0.08%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sports

The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department