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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Orientales

Population (2006)
  
8,771

Area
  
28.76 km²

Arrondissement
  
Perpignan

Region
  
Occitanie

Canton
  
Rivesaltes

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 3:20 AM

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Weather
  
15°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 63% Humidity

Rivesaltes (Catalan: Ribesaltes, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Contents

Map of 66600 Rivesaltes, France

Geography

Rivesaltes is in the canton of Rivesaltes and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Twin towns

Rivesaltes is twinned with:

  • - Calgary, Canada
  • - Chennai, India
  • - Rangoon, Myanmar
  • - Yaren, Nauru
  • - Ramallah, Palestine
  • - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • - Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
  • - Clitheroe, United Kingdom
  • - Whalley, United Kingdom
  • - Wilpshire, United Kingdom

    • Economy

    Wine

    Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.

    The Rivesaltes memorial museum

  • The Camp de Rivesaltes is situated on the outskirts of the city. The Rivesaltes memorial museum is under construction to commemorate the history of this major French concentration camp from 1939 to 2007.

    • Notable people

  • Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general, born in Rivesaltes, who became prominent in the battles of World War I.
  • Michel Parès (1887-1966), politician born in Rivesaltes.

    • References

    Rivesaltes Wikipedia
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