Rivesaltes |
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Former town hall | |
Rivesaltes
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | Rivesaltes |
Mayor | André Bascou (2001–2008) |
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Elevation | 11–70 m (36–230 ft) (avg. 29 m/95 ft) |
Land area1 | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
Population2 | 8,771 (2006) |
- Density | 305 /km2 (790 /sq mi) |
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Rivesaltes (Catalan: Ribesaltes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Rivesaltes was the birthplace of Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general who became prominent in the battles of World War I.
Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.
Rivesaltes is twinned with: