Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts

Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ pla kɔʁ] ; Occitan: Sant Joan de Pladecorts) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Guy Malé Square, in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Guy Malé Square, in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Location of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
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Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is located in France
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is located in Occitanie
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Coordinates: 42°30′43″N 2°47′34″E / 42.5119°N 2.7928°E / 42.5119; 2.7928
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityVallespir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Robert Garrabe[1]
Area
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10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,258
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66178 /66490
Elevation71–208 m (233–682 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

 
Map of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 743—    
1975 906+2.87%
1982 1,040+1.99%
1990 1,456+4.30%
1999 1,775+2.23%
2007 1,965+1.28%
2012 2,045+0.80%
2017 2,218+1.64%
Source: INSEE[3]
 
Ancient town hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE