Saint-Estève
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Saint- Esteve Sant Esteve del Monestir |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Le Ribéral (main town) | |
| Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 43 ' N , 2 ° 51' E | |
| height | 30-91 m | |
| surface | 11.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,658 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 999 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66240 | |
| INSEE code | 66172 | |
| Website | http://www.st-esteve.com/ | |
.jpg) Mairie of Saint-Estève |
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Saint-Estève (in Catalan Sant Esteve del Monestir ) is a municipality with 11,658 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region in southwestern France . The inhabitants are called Stéphanois or Estevencs (Catalan). Saint-Estève is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Le Ribéral .
geography
Saint-Estève is about four kilometers west of Perpignan on the River Têt and is in the wine-growing regions of Rivesaltes and Côtes du Roussillon and Côtes du Roussillon-Villages .
Saint-Estève is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Peyrestortes in the north, Perpignan in the east, Baho in the west and Baixas in the northwest.
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne de Saint-Estève Abbey, founded in the ninth century, first mentioned in 843
- Saint-Marnet Chapel
- Saint-Estève tower
Personalities
- Philippe Casado (1964–1995), racing cyclist, died of an aneurysm rupture in Saint-Estève
- Thomas Bosc (born 1983), rugby player
- Grégory Mounis (* 1985), rugby player
Web links
Commons : Saint-Estève - Collection of images, videos and audio files
