Saleilles
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Saleilles Salelles |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | La Cote Sableuse | |
| Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 8-29 m | |
| surface | 6.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,282 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 863 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66280 | |
| INSEE code | 66189 | |
| Website | http://www.saleilles.fr/ | |
 Saleilles Town Hall |
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Saleilles ( Catalan: Salelles ) is a French commune with 5282 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Perpignan and is part of the canton of La Côte Sableuse . The inhabitants are called Saleillencs .
The former route nationale 114 (today's D914) runs through the municipality .
geography
The Réart River runs through the municipality . Saleilles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cabestany in the north, Saint-Nazaire in the east, Alènya in the southeast, Thèza in the south and Perpignan in the west.
history
In the year 927, the place through which the former Via Domitia led is first mentioned with the church of Saint-Étienne.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 469 | 503 | 1,280 | 2,310 | 3,293 | 3,879 | 4,320 | 4,696 | |
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Attractions
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- Romanesque church of Saint-Étienne, structure from the 12th century, restored in the 20th century, now used as a chapel, monument historique since 1985
- Neo-Gothic Saint-Etienne church, built at the end of the 19th century
economy
Saleilles is part of the Rivesaltes , Côtes du Roussillon and Muscat de Rivesaltes wine-growing regions .
Personalities
- Mathieu Madénian (* 1976), comedian
