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Argelès-sur-Mer |
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Argelès-sur-Mer
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Mayor | Pierre Aylagas (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 0–1,099 m (0–3,606 ft) (avg. 16 m/52 ft) |
| Land area1 | 58.67 km2 (22.65 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 10,095 (2006) |
| - Density | 172 /km2 (450 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66008/ 66700 |
| 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. | |
Argelès-sur-Mer (Catalan: Argelers de la Marenda or simply Argelers) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies near Perpignan.
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Argelès-sur-Mer is located in the coast sector of the Côte Vermeille at the foot of the Albères mountain range, just a short drive away from the Spanish border. Argelès-sur-Mer is the longest beach of Pyrenées Orientales.
Argelès was also the location of a french concentration camp, the so called Camp de concentration d'Argelès-sur-Mer .
Argelès-sur-Mer has seven kilometres of wide sandy beach, safe and supervised bathing, and numerous little rocky creeks for scuba diving. The Tramontane and Marin winds makes windsurfing and surfing more challenging than in some resorts and all manner of water sports are available here. Argelès has recently earned the title of 'Handiplage' due to its many facilities for the disabled. The town is undertaking a special programme to make the resort more accessible to disabled visitors, including training the staff in the tourist office and the police to better understand the needs of the visually impaired.
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