Pollestres

Pollestres

The town hall in Pollestres, in 2011

Coat of arms
Pollestres

Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 2°52′04″E / 42.6386°N 2.8678°E / 42.6386; 2.8678
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Toulouges
Intercommunality Perpignan Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Mach
Area1 8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,884
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pollestres is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Pollestres is located in the canton of Toulouges and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pollestres and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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