Rivesaltes
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Commune of Rivesaltes Former Hôtel de Ville of Rivesaltes |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 02°52'29" East |
| Latitude | 42°46'11" Nord |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Département | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Rivesaltes |
| Mayor | André Bascou (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 11m–70m (avg. 29m) |
| Land area¹ | 28,76 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7 940 |
| - Density (1999) | 276/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66164/ 66600 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Rivesaltes (French: Rivesaltes, Catalan: Ribesaltes) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southwestern France.
Rivesaltes was the birthplace of Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), general who became prominent in the battles of World War I.
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