Latour-Bas-Elne
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris | |
| Community association | South Roussillon | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 36 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 4-29 m | |
| surface | 3.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,797 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 845 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66200 | |
| INSEE code | 66094 | |
| Website | http://www.latour-bas-elne.com/ | |
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Latour-Bas-Elne ( La Torre del Bisbe in Catalan ) is a French commune with 2,797 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and is part of the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris (until 2015: canton of La Côte Radieuse ). The inhabitants are called Torrellans .
geography
Latour-Bas-Elne lies in the Salanque landscape between Perpignan (about twelve kilometers northwest) and the Mediterranean coast (about three kilometers east). Saint-Nazaire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Cyprien in the north and east and Elne in the south and west.
The municipality is part of the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing region , where, among other things, the sweet wine Muscat de Rivesaltes is produced.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 555 | 631 | 661 | 945 | 1,346 | 1,711 | 2,001 | 2.223 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church
