Argelès-sur-Mer
Argelès-sur-Mer
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The beach at Argelès-sur-Mer | |
Location of Argelès-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′42″N 3°01′25″E / 42.5449°N 3.0235°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Côte Vermeille |
| Intercommunality | CC Albères Côte Vermeille Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Parra |
Area 1 | 58.67 km2 (22.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 10,779 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | argelésien (fr) argelerenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66008 /66700 |
| Elevation | 0–1,099 m (0–3,606 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Argelès-sur-Mer (French: [aʁʒəlɛs syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Argelers de la Marenda [əɾʒəˈlez ðə lə məˈɾendə]; Occitan: Argelers de Mar; lit. 'Argelès on Sea'), commonly known as Argelès (Catalan: Argelers [əɾʒəˈles]), is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the administrative region of Occitania, France.
It is about 25 km from Perpignan.