Saint-Estève

Saint-Estève (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛstɛv] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Esteve del Monestir) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Estève Sant Esteve del Monestir (Catalan)
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Estève
Location of Saint-Estève
Saint-Estève Show map of France Saint-Estève Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°42′51″N 2°50′34″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Le Ribéral
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Vila[1] (LR)
Area 1	11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,673
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,591/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66172 /66240
Elevation	30–91 m (98–299 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 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-Estève is in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Saint-Estève and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,589	—
1975	5,370	+10.98%
1982	8,492	+6.77%
1990	9,856	+1.88%
1999	9,810	−0.05%
2007	11,120	+1.58%
2012	11,362	+0.43%
2017	11,658	+0.52%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department