Le Perthus
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Commune of Le Perthus |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Céret |
| Mayor | Michèle Vert-Nibet (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 196 m–647 m (avg. 280 m) |
| Land area¹ | 4,27 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
620 |
| - Density | 145/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 66137/ 66480 |
| 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Perthus (Catalan: el Pertús) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southwestern France. The west and south of the town are in Catalonia, Spain (commune of la Junquera, province of Girona).
Inhabitants are Perthusiens.
[edit] Economy
Le Perthus is a border town, partly in Spain and partly in France, situated on the Route Nationale RN9. The frontier passes through part of the main street. The Spanish part is almost entirely devoted to the sale of alcohol, tobacco and other goods which are considerably cheaper than in France, resulting in the town being crowded with bargain hunters from France. In earlier times it was a convenient centre of contraband.
[edit] Monuments
Fort de Bellegarde is located on a hilltop above Le Perthus.
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