Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Ceret
Canton	Le Canigou
Community association	Haut Vallespir
Coordinates	42 ° 23 '  N , 2 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 23 '  N , 2 ° 37'  E
height	382-1,305 m
surface	45.08 km 2
Residents	1,098 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	66260
INSEE code	66179
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is a French commune with 1098 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Le Canigou .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans are Arles-sur-Tech in the north, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda in the northeast, Maçanet de Cabrenys (Spain) in the east, Albanyà (Spain) in the southeast, Coustouges in the south, Serralongue in the Southwest, Le Tech to the west and Montferrer to the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2013
Residents	2,064	1,992	1,807	1,607	1,489	1,218	1,173

Attractions

• Mas de Crémadells ( Monument historique , 17th / 18th century) and the ruins of its chapel (1664)
• Château de l'Ille (19th century)
• Saint-Laurent church (19th century)
• Notre-Dame-de-la-Sort chapel (1691/1755)
• Ruins of the chapel of la Muga de Dait

Personalities

• Jean Lannes (1769–1809), French military, stationed in Saint-Laurent
• Jean Forné (* 1829), politician, born in Saint-Laurent
• Guillaume Julia (1900–1976), politician, born in Saint-Laurent

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