Peyrestortes
| Peyrestortes Paretstortes | ||
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The town hall in Peyrestortes | ||
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  Peyrestortes | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Peyrestortes | ||
| Coordinates: 42°45′18″N 2°51′09″E / 42.755°N 2.8525°ECoordinates: 42°45′18″N 2°51′09″E / 42.755°N 2.8525°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Rivesaltes | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Baptiste | |
| Area1 | 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,430 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66138 / 66600 | |
| Elevation |
35–97 m (115–318 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Peyrestortes (Catalan: Paretstortes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Peyrestortes is located in the canton of Rivesaltes and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
History
Battle
On 17 September 1793, French forces of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeated two divisions of the Spanish Army of Catalonia at the Battle of Peyrestortes. General of Division Eustache Charles d'Aoust led his division to attack Lieutenant General (LG) Juan de Courten's Spanish troops at Le Vernet north of Perpignan. At the same time General of Brigade Antoine Goguet's French division assaulted the camp of LG Jerónimo Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarilas on the hill south of Peyrestortes. The beaten Spanish troops, which were under the overall command of Captain General Antonio Ricardos withdrew south to Trouillas. A monument about one km southeast of the village and adjacent to the Perpignan-Rivesaltes International Airport commemorates the victory.
A la mémoire de l'armée des Pyrénées-Orientales qui combattirent à Peyrestortes sous la conduite des conventionnels Cassanyes, Fabre, des généraux Daoust et Goguet.[1]
An English translation is as follows.
To the memory of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees who fought at Peyrestortes under the command of deputies Cassanyes, Fabre, of generals Daoust and Goguet.
Population
See also
References
- ↑ Prats, Detruire Tout, Pour Oublier
External links
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