Canet-en-Roussillon
Commune statusCommune
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Sableuse
Insee66037
Postal code66140
MayorStéphane Loda[1]
Term2026–32
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates42.7067°N 3.0078°E
Elevation m6
Elevation min m0
Elevation max m37
Area km 230.22
Demonymcanétois (fr)
canetenc, canetaire (ca)

Canet-en-Roussillon (kane ɑ̃ ʁusijɔ̃; Catalan: Canet de Rosselló, kəˈnɛt ˈde rusəˈʎo; Occitan: Canet de Rosselhon, kaˈnet de ruseˈʎu) is a commune and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania.[2]

Geography

Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan, 9.4 km (5.8 mi) to the east of Perpignan.

It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.

History

The city walls were destroyed in the 19th century.

With the development of sea bathing, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales was created by Louise Lombard in 1849.[3] As early as 1854 municipal laws were established regulating types of bathing suits and separating sea bathing zones for men and women.[4]

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor[5]Term startTerm end Party
Joseph Cassanyes17901792
Jacques Bonet17921795
Jacques Cassanyes17961797
Julien Canal17981798
Jacques Cassanyes17991800
Jacques Bonet18001813
Joseph CassanyesFebruary 181328 October 1814
Saturnin Cargoles18141826
Antoine Gaux18261831
Joseph Cassanyes Jr.18311848
Julien Canal Jr.March 1848June 1848Temporary Mayor
Pierre RogerJune 1848September 1848Temporary Mayor
Joseph CassanyesSeptember 1848August 1851
Julien CanalAugust 1851December 1851Temporary Mayor
Julien Canal18511865
Jean Bartissol1865September 1870
Michel PagesSeptember 1870December 1870
Joseph Berga18701874
Côme Roger18741881
Jean Lafon18811890
Jacques Xamma18911892
Henri Castany18921904
Basile Darbon1904May 1912
Isidore Boutet[6]May 19121918
François Alies[7]19181919
Joseph Lafon19201925
Jacques Xamma19251930
Joseph Lafon19291930
Gabriel Henric19301941
Désiré Riu19411943
Pierre Fourcade19431944
Gabriel Henric19441947
Joseph Pagès19471950
François Moudat19501965
Christian Brignieu19651966
François Moudat19661971
Jacques Coupet19711989
Arlette Franco19892010bgcolor=|UMP
Bernard Dupont20102020bgcolor=|UMP
Stéphane Loda2020incumbentDVD

International relations

Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793225—
1800281+24.9%
1806233−17.1%
1821365+56.7%
1831384+5.2%
1836388+1.0%
1841405+4.4%
1846466+15.1%
1851509+9.2%
1856498−2.2%
1861524+5.2%
1866612+16.8%
1872662+8.2%
1876754+13.9%
1881806+6.9%
1886887+10.0%
1891914+3.0%
18961,012+10.7%
19011,026+1.4%
19061,102+7.4%
19111,215+10.3%
19211,226+0.9%
19261,230+0.3%
19311,199−2.5%
19361,238+3.3%
19461,213−2.0%
19541,853+52.8%
19622,646+42.8%
19683,658+38.2%
19754,356+19.1%
19826,030+38.4%
19907,575+25.6%
199910,182+34.4%
200712,164+19.5%
201212,602+3.6%
201712,130−3.7%
202313,227+9.0%

EHESS[8] and INSEE (1968-2023)[9]

Sites of interest

  • The medieval castle ;
  • The Saint-James church ;
  • The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor ;
  • The old village ;
  • Canet-Saint-Nazaire lake ;
  • The sea front.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 5 May 2026.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Birkui, Françoise (2013). Le Matrimoine catalan : 66 femmes [Catalan matrimony : 66 women] (in French). Canet-en-Roussillon: Trabucaïre. ISBN 978-2-84974-166-5.
  4. ^
  5. ^ MairesGenWeb
  6. ^ Cardenas, Fabricio (29 August 2014). "Nomination du maire en 1912". Archives de Canet. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. ^ Cardenas, Fabricio (24 March 2015). "Nomination de l'adjoint au maire en 1912". Archives de Canet. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ^
  9. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE