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Not to be confused with Cavestany. Commune in Occitania, France
Cabestany
Commune
The town hall in CabestanyThe town hall in Cabestany
Coat of arms of CabestanyCoat of arms
Location of Cabestany
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Coordinates: 42°40′52″N 2°56′36″E / 42.6811°N 2.9433°E / 42.6811; 2.9433
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-3
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Édith Pugnet
Area10.42 km (4.02 sq mi)
Population10,414
 • Density1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Demonymcabestanyenc (ca)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code66028 /66330
Elevation0–53 m (0–174 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
Websiteville-cabestany.fr
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cabestany (French pronunciation: [kabɛstani] ; Catalan pronunciation: [kəβəsˈtaɲ]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Cabestany is located in the canton of Perpignan-3 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.

Map of Cabestany and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Cabestany
Perpignan Canet-en-Roussillon
Cabestany
Saleilles Saint-Nazaire

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Mare Beille ? June 1815
Jean Berga June 1815 ?
Jean Vila 1977 2021
Édith Pugnet 2021 Current

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,346—    
1975 3,390+14.11%
1982 6,221+9.06%
1990 7,513+2.39%
1999 8,259+1.06%
2007 8,395+0.20%
2012 9,399+2.29%
2017 10,106+1.46%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

The Master of Cabestany was from this area, and there is a museum dedicated to his work in the town.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Cabestany, le 11 juin 1815 , 30 January 2014
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department


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