Saleilles

Saleilles (French pronunciation: [salɛj] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Salelles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saleilles Salelles
Commune
The town hall in Saleilles
Location of Saleilles
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Coordinates: 42°39′19″N 2°57′09″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Côte Sableuse
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Rallo[1]
Area 1	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,724
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66189 /66280
Elevation	8–29 m (26–95 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saleilles is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Saleilles and its surrounding communes

History

• 
  Chapel Saint-Étienne (11th century)
• 
  Parish church Saint-Étienne (northeast view)
• 
  Parish church Saint-Étienne (southeast view)

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Jean-Michel Erre	1995	2008
François Rallo	2008

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	503	—
1975	1,280	+14.27%
1982	2,310	+8.80%
1990	3,293	+4.53%
1999	3,879	+1.84%
2007	4,354	+1.45%
2012	4,680	+1.45%
2017	5,282	+2.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Mathieu Madénian (1976-): humorist, actor and columnist who grew up in Saleilles.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department