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Also known as Port-de-la-Victoire

Port-Vendres (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France.

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Port-Vendres is a commune in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Orientales department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Côte Vermeille and shares borders with Banyuls-sur-Mer and Collioure. The town’s official name is also Port-de-la-Victoire, and it is twinned with Sóller and Yorktown.

The commune covers an area of 14.77 square kilometers. According to Wikidata, its population is 4,261, comprising 1,915 males and 2,214 females, while GeoNames lists the population as 4,479. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 655 meters in one source and 7 meters in another. The local postal code is 66660.

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Place details

Locality
Port-Vendres
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
4,479
Timezone
Europe/Paris

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

French commune.name
Port-Vendres
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Port-Vendres.jpg
French commune.caption
The harbour of Port-Vendres
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Port-Vendres (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Céret
French commune.canton
La Côte Vermeille
French commune.INSEE
66148
French commune.postal code
66660
French commune.mayor
Grégory Marty
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
23
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
655
French commune.area km2
14.77

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Official website

Ville de Port-Vendres - Port de Vénus

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port-vendres.com

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Politics and administration
  • Mayors
  • Twin towns
  • Population
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Port-Vendres (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France.

A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southeastern France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants.

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

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