Saint-Hippolyte (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
Canton | La Cote Salanquaise | |
Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 58' E | |
height | 0-11 m | |
surface | 14.65 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,052 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 208 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 66510 | |
INSEE code | 66176 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-saint-hippolyte.fr/ | |
Saint-Hippolyte Church |
Saint-Hippolyte ( Catalan : Sant Hipòlit de la Salanca ) is a French commune with 3,052 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . Saint-Hippolyte belongs to the Arrondissement of Perpignan and the canton of La Côte Salanquaise (until 2015: canton of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque ). The inhabitants are called Hippolytains .
geography
Saint-Hippolyte is located on the Étang de Leucate near the Mediterranean coast , about eleven kilometers northeast of Perpignan in the Salanque countryside . Saint-Hippolyte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque in the east, Claira in the south and Salses-la-Château in the west and north-west.
The Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing region extends into the municipality. This is where the Muscat de Rivesaltes is produced.
mayor
Surname | Term of office |
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Étienne Masnou | - June 1815 |
Pierre Gari | June 1815-? |
Michel Montagne | 2001-2014 |
Madeleine Garcia-Vidal | 2014- |
history
The Catalan name was first mentioned in a document in 963.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 1,133 | 1,033 | 1,044 | 1,038 | 1,616 | 1,849 | 2,269 | 2,719 |
Attractions
- Saint-Hippolyte Church
- Milestone from the 4th century, Monument historique since 1892
- Saint-Hippolyte Castle, a historic monument since 1988