Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Perpignan-2 | |
| Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 44 ′ N , 2 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 5-15 m | |
| surface | 7.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,254 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 451 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66410 | |
| INSEE code | 66224 | |
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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque ( Catalan Vilallonga de la Salanca ) is a French commune with 3,254 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 Perpignan-2 . The inhabitants are called Villelonguets .
geography
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is located in the Salanque countryside between Perpignan and the Mediterranean coast . The river Têt forms the southern boundary of the municipality. Villelongue-de-la-Salanque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Torreilles in the north, Sainte-Marie-la-Mer in the east, Canet-en-Roussillon in the southeast, Perpignan in the south, Bompas in the east and Claira in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1540 | 1642 | 1548 | 2027 | 2139 | 2461 | 2856 | 3254 |
Attractions
- Saint-Marcel church, built in the 12th century, bell tower from 1508, monument historique
- Saint-Sébastien Chapel
- El Portalet
Personalities
- David Marty (* 1982), rugby player, began his career in Villelongue
