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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Orientales

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
12,908 (2010)

Arrondissement
  
Perpignan

Region
  
Occitanie

Canton
  
Canet-en-Roussillon

Area
  
22.39 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:20 AM

Canet-en-Roussillon wwwfrancevoyagecomvisualscommunescanetenro

Intercommunality
  
Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole

Weather
  
14°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 73% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Têt, Casino JOA de Canet, RECRE PARC, Château de Rey, Mas Baux

Canet-en-Roussillon (Catalan: Canet de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Map of 66140 Canet-en-Roussillon, France

Localisation

Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the canton of Canet-en-Roussillon and in the arrondissement of Perpignan,9.4 km (5.8 mi) to the east of Perpignan.

History

The city walls are destroyed in the 19th century.

With the development of sea bathing, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales is created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As soon as 1854 are established municipal laws to rule types of bathing suits and separated zones of sea bathing for men and women.

International relations

Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with:

  • Maynooth, Ireland

    • Sites of interest

  • The medieval castle ;
  • The Saint-James church ;
  • The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor ;
  • The old village ;
  • The sea front.

    • Notable people

  • Arlette Franco (1939-2010), mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon, deputy to the National Assembly of France and vice-president of the French Swimming Federation.
  • Marc Fontan (1956-), motorcycle road racer born in Canet-en-Roussillon.

    • References

    Canet-en-Roussillon Wikipedia
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