Cerbère
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Cervera (; ) is a commune and railway town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Cerbériens (Cerverins / Cerverines in Catalan).
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Cerbère is a commune and border city in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Orientales department within the Occitanie region. It shares a border with Portbou and Banyuls-sur-Mer and is located next to the Mediterranean Sea. The official name of the municipality is Cerbère, and it is associated with the canton of Côte Vermeille.
The area of the commune is 8.18 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 1,378, comprising 666 males and 689 females. Other sources list a population of 1,628. The elevation above sea level is noted as 643 meters, while other data points indicate elevations of 56 and 18 meters. The postal code for the area is 66290.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cerbère
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,628
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cerbère
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Cerbère (66).JPG
- French commune.caption
- A view of the harbor in Cerbère.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Cerbère 66.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Céret
- French commune.canton
- La Côte Vermeille
- French commune.INSEE
- 66048
- French commune.postal code
- 66290
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Grau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 643
- French commune.area km2
- 8.18
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Cerbère
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Céret
- Population
- 1209
- Area
- 8.18
- Elevation
- 138
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Shares border with
- Banyuls-sur-Mer
- Official website
- www.cerbere-village.com
- Image
- Cerbère (66).JPG
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- Commons category
- Cerbère
- postal code
- 66290
- topic's main category
- Category:Cerbère
- Commons gallery
- Cerbère
- different from
- Cerberus
- associated electoral district
- canton of Côte Vermeille
- male population
- 666
- female population
- 689
- P8168
- Rudolf von Carnall
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-88-41-85
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Travel guide
Do
The road over the Franco-Spanish border, while very tortuous, affords splendid views of the town as well as the coast. The actual border is on the Col des Balistres at 173 m (568 ft). The Cerbère-Banyuls National Nature Reserve established in 1974, was the first marine reserve in France and covers 650 hectares (1,600 acres) of sea. Communal festival: August 6. Trans-Pyrenean festival of choral singing: end of June. Polyphonic songs, gospels, folk groups, meals on the beach and exhibitions.
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As of Jan 2024, Cerbère and its approach highways have 4G from Orange, and 5G from Bouygues, Free and SFR.
They also have 4G / 5G from all Spanish carriers.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Localisation
- Toponymy
- History
- Politics and administration
- Mayors
- Population
- Sites of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
Cervera (; ) is a commune and railway town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Cerbériens (Cerverins / Cerverines in Catalan).
The village is best known for the border railway station, Gare de Cerbère, on the French side of the border on the railway line between Perpignan and Barcelona. Since France and Spain use different rail gauges, the border stations of Cerbère and Portbou are quite busy with various transfer or gauge adjustment operations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cerbère” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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