Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pia (Catalan: Pià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Pia
Pià | |
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Pia | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Pia | |
Pia Pia | |
Coordinates: 42°44′45″N 2°55′18″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
Intercommunality | Salanque-Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Parès |
Area 1 | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 9,035 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66141 /66380 |
Elevation | 7–29 m (23–95 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Pia is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,147 | — |
1975 | 2,503 | +2.22% |
1982 | 3,226 | +3.69% |
1990 | 4,105 | +3.06% |
1999 | 5,120 | +2.49% |
2007 | 7,134 | +4.23% |
2012 | 7,955 | +2.20% |
2017 | 9,035 | +2.58% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
Sport
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the town, who compete in the Elite One Championship.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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