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Le Perthus
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Le Perthus is a commune and border city in France, situated in the Vallespir region of Pyrénées-Orientales within the arrondissement of Céret. It lies in the Occitanie state and shares borders with La Jonquera, L'Albère, Maureillas-las-Illas, and Les Cluses. The municipality has an area of 4.27 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 647 meters. Its postal code is 66480, and it is associated with the canton of Vallespir-Albères.
The population of Le Perthus is 590, comprising 279 males and 295 females. A significant historical event linked to the area is the Siege of Bellegarde. The commune is distinct from El Portús.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Perthus
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 571
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Pyrénées-Orientales
- Arrondissement
- Céret
- Canton
- Vallespir-Albères
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Thierry Thadée
- Area
- 4.27 km (1.65 sq mi)
- Density
- 130/km (337/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 66137 /66480
- Elevation
- 196–647 m (643–2,123 ft) , (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Le Perthus
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Céret
- Population
- 555
- Area
- 4.27
- Elevation
- 331
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.le-perthus.com
- Image
- Vista El Pertus.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Bellegarde
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- Commons category
- Le Perthus
- topic's main category
- Category:Le Perthus
- postal code
- 66480
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vallespir-Albères
- male population
- 279
- female population
- 295
- P8168
- feminization
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-83-60-15
- fax number
- +33-4-68-83-62-02
- different from
- El Portús
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Perthus ( French: [lə pɛʁtys] , Catalan: El Pertús, IPA: [əl pəɾˈtus]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Natives of Le Perthus are called Perthusiens.
Le Perthus is also one of French territories on the Iberian Peninsula.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Perthus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.