Pollestres

Commune in Occitania, France

Pollestres
Commune
The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011 The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011
Coat of arms of Pollestres Coat of arms
Location of Pollestres Map
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Coordinates: 42°38′19′′N 2°52′04′′E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Les Aspres
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Charles Moriconi^[1]
Area ¹	8.30 km² (3.20 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	5,489
• Density	660/km² (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66144 /66450
Elevation	24–83 m (79–272 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pollestres (French pronunciation: [pɔjɛstʁ] ⁱ; Catalan: Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pollestres and its surrounding communes

Population

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