Argelès-sur-Mer
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| Commune of Argelès-sur-Mer | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 03°01'727" E |
| Latitude | 42°54'973" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Mayor | Pierre Aylagas (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–1,099 m (avg. 16 m) |
| Land area¹ | 58.67 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9,069 |
| - Density (1999) | 154/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66008/ 66700 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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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Argelès-sur-Mer (Catalan: Argelers de la Merenda or simply Argelers) is a village and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département, in southwestern France, near Perpignan. It is located in the coast sector of La Marenda
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