Saint-Nazaire (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | La Cote Sableuse | |
| Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 0-18 m | |
| surface | 10.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,688 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 260 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66570 | |
| INSEE code | 66186 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-nazaire-en-roussillon.fr/ | |
_-_Mairie.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Nazaire |
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Saint-Nazaire ( Catalan Sant Nazari de Rosselló ) is a French commune with 2,688 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 La Côte Sableuse (until 2015: canton of Canet-en-Roussillon ). The inhabitants are called Nazairiens .
geography
Saint-Nazaire is located in the Salanque landscape between Perpignan (about nine kilometers west-northwest) and the Mediterranean coast (about three kilometers east). The river Réart has its source on the western border of the municipality. To the east is the Etang de Canet lagoon . Saint-Nazaire is surrounded by the neighboring communities Canet-en-Roussillon in the north and east, Alénya in the south, Saleilles in the west and south-west and Cabestany in the west and north-west.
The municipality is part of the Côtes du Roussillon wine region , in which u. a. the Muscat de Rivesaltes is produced.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 662 | 706 | 771 | 1,189 | 2,048 | 2,380 | 2,319 | 2,543 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nazaire church, re-erection from the 19th century, church construction first mentioned in 899
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Arca chapel, built in 1890
