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Elne

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Also known as Elna, Euna

Elne (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Elne is a commune in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Orientales department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and the canton of Elne. The municipality borders Alénya, Saint-Cyprien, Latour-Bas-Elne, and Argelès-sur-Mer. Its postal code is 66200, and it is located near the Mediterranean Sea and the Tech river.

The area of Elne is 21.29 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is 9,511, comprising 4,285 males and 4,656 females. Another source lists the population as 7,007. The elevation is 8 meters, and the timezone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Elne
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
7,007
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
10.4 µg/m³
PM10
16.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.intercommunality
CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
French commune.elevation m
23
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.name
Elne
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Cloitre d'Elne - galerie nord.jpg
French commune.caption
Cloister of Elne
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Elne.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Céret
French commune.canton
La Plaine d'Illibéris
French commune.INSEE
66065
French commune.postal code
66200
French commune.mayor
Nicolas Garcia
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation max m
65
French commune.area km2
21.29

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Elne
Country
France
Located in
Rosselló
Population
9511
Area
21.29
Elevation
16
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
canton of Elne
Shares border with
Saint-Cyprien
Official website
ville-elne.fr/fr
Image
Elne Canigou 2015.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Elne
Commons category
Elne
postal code
66200
Commons gallery
Elne
associated electoral district
canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris
male population
4285
female population
4656
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-68-37-38-39
fax number
+33-4-68-22-80-73
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Travel guide

See

There is a museum, renovated to October 2017, dedicated to the painter Etienne Terrus. Over half of his paintings there were then shown to be fakes.

Connect

As of Jan 2024, Elne and its approach highways have 5G from all French carriers.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demography
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Elne (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It lies in the former province of Roussillon, of which it was the first capital, being later replaced by Perpignan. Its inhabitants are still called Illibériens in reference to the city's Iberian name, Illiberis, one that it shared with the Illiberis that became Granada, Spain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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