Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans Sant Llorenç de Cerdans
Commune
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans
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Coordinates: 42°23′12″N 2°36′50″E / 42.3867°N 2.6139°E / 42.3867; 2.6139
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Haut Vallespir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Caseilles[1]
Area 1	45.08 km2 (17.41 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,045
• Density	23.18/km2 (60.04/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66179 /66260
Elevation	382–1,305 m (1,253–4,281 ft) (avg. 675 m or 2,215 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ də sɛʁdɑ̃] ; Catalan: Sant Llorenç de Cerdans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Government and politics

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,992 —     1975 1,807 −1.38% 1982 1,607 −1.66% 1990 1,489 −0.95% 1999 1,218 −2.21% 2007 1,288 +0.70% 2012 1,204 −1.34% 2017 1,098 −1.83% 2023 1,045 −0.82% Source: INSEE[3]

Culture

Aleksandra Fontaine opened a gallery in the village. ^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References