Canohès

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Canohès
Cànoes
Canohès (France)
Canohès
region Occitania
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Perpignan-5
Community association Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates 42 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E
height 54-104 m
surface 8.56 km 2
Residents 6,097 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 712 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 66680
INSEE code 66038
Website http://www.canohes.fr/

Canohès Town Hall

Canohès ( Catalan: Cànoes ) is a French commune with 6,097 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Perpignan and is part of the canton of Perpignan-5 . The inhabitants are called Canouhards .

geography

The Canal de Perpignan runs through the municipality . Canohès is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Toulouges in the north, Perpignan in the northeast, Pollestres in the east, Pontella in the south and Thuir in the west.

The former route nationale 612a (today as Départementstraße 612a) runs along the northern edge of the municipality .

Map of Canohès

history

The place was first mentioned in 843 as Kanoas .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
1,210 1,512 2.131 2,908 3,568 4,349 4,771 4,871
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church, built in the 10th and 11th centuries, monument historique since 1972
  • Wash house
Église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte

economy

The municipality is located in the Rivesaltes and Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing regions . Among other things, the Muscat de Rivesaltes is grown here.

Personalities