Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales Département, Occitanie, France
🇫🇷 Canet-en-Roussillon is a commune and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania.
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.
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. As soon as 1854 are established municipal laws to rule types of bathing suits and separated zones of sea bathing for men and women.
Sites of interest • The medieval castle; • The Saint-James church; • The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor; • The old village; • The sea front.
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Canet-en-Roussillon has a population of over 12,653 people. Canet-en-Roussillon also forms part of the wider Perpignan Arrondissement which has a population of over 309,962 people. It is also a part of the larger Perpignan Méditerranée metropolitan area. Canet-en-Roussillon is situated 10 km east of Perpignan.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Canet-en-Roussillon has links with:
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