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Alénya |
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Alénya
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Radieuse |
| Mayor | Jacques Pumareda (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 3–18 m (9.8–59 ft) (avg. 5 m/16 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,816 (2006) |
| - Density | 527 /km2 (1,360 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66002/ 66200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Alénya (Catalan: Alenyà) is a commun in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
The village is surrounded by wine fields. Apricot and peach are also grown here.
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Alénya was first inhabited by the Celts and was conquered by the Romans in c. 121 BC. It was first mentioned in 904 in a document mentioning towns on the Elne.
Before 1214 Alénya was only a small hamlet with little importance. That was the year its first church was built. A second church which still stands today was built in 1593. Among its attractions is a statue of the Virgin Mary from the fifteenth century.[1]
Alénya covers an area of 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi), with 434 inhabitants per km². It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Perpignan and borders the municipalities of Saint-Nazaire en Roussillon, Canet-en-Roussillon, Saint-Cyprien, Elne, Corneilla del Vercol, Théza, and Saleilles. Alénya has a Mediterranean climate.
The people of Alénya are called Alényanais.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 661 | 678 | 1006 | 1211 | 1562 | 2318 | 3021 |