Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales
Appearance
Saint-Cyprien
Sant Cebrià de Rosselló | |
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![]() The harbour in Saint-Cyprien | |
Coordinates: 42°37′08″N 3°00′25″E / 42.6189°N 3.0069°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 (2021)[2] | 11,398 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/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. |
Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ; Catalan: Sant Cebrià de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
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History
[edit]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
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Mayors
[edit]Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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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
[edit]Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
[edit]The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Beevor, Antony (2001). The Spanish Civil War. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks. p. 394. ISBN 0-304-35840-1.
- ^ Thomas, Hugh (2012). The Spanish Civil War (50th Anniversary ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 855. ISBN 978-0-141-01161-5.
- ^ Letter from my uncle
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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