Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ də sɛʁdɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Llorenç de Cerdans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans Sant Llorenç de Cerdans
Commune
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
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Coordinates: 42°23′12″N 2°36′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Haut Vallespir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Caseilles[1]
Area 1	45.08 km2 (17.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,020
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66179 /66260
Elevation	382–1,305 m (1,253–4,281 ft) (avg. 675 m or 2,215 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-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Jacques Roitg	2008	2014
Louis Caseilles	2014

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,992	—
1975	1,807	−1.38%
1982	1,607	−1.66%
1990	1,489	−0.95%
1999	1,218	−2.21%
2007	1,288	+0.70%
2012	1,204	−1.34%
2017	1,098	−1.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Culture

Aleksandra Fontaine opened a gallery in the village. ^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department