Rivesaltes

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For the French wine grape also known as Rivesaltes, see Grenache.

For the Portuguese wine grape also known as Rivesaltes, see Alicante Bouschet.

Rivesaltes Ribesaltes
Former town hall
Rivesaltes
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Rivesaltes
Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E / 42.7697°N 2.8747°E / 42.7697; 2.8747Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E / 42.7697°N 2.8747°E / 42.7697; 2.8747
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Rivesaltes
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	André Bascou (UMP)
Area
• Land¹	28.76 km² (11.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	8,771
• Population² Density	300/km² (790/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	66164 / 66600
Elevation	11–70 m (36–230 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
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, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

People

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.

The Camp de Rivesaltes is situated on the outskirts of the city. The Rivesaltes memorial museum is under construction to commemorate the history of this major French concentration camp from 1939 to 2007.

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