Canet-en-Roussillon

Canet-en-Roussillon
Canet de Rosselló (Catalan)
Aerial view of the port and the sea front at Canet-en-Roussillon
Location of Canet-en-Roussillon
Canet-en-Roussillon
Canet-en-Roussillon
Coordinates: 42°42′24″N 3°00′28″E / 42.7067°N 3.0078°E / 42.7067; 3.0078
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Sableuse
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Loda
Area
1
30.22 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
13,005
  Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)canétois (fr)
canetenc, canetaire (ca)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66037 /66140
Elevation0–37 m (0–121 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Canet-en-Roussillon (French pronunciation: [kane ɑ̃ ʁusijɔ̃]; Occitan: Canet dins Rosselhon; Catalan: Canet de Rosselló, [kəˈnɛt ˈde rusəˈʎo]; Occitan: Canet de Rosselhon, [kaˈnet de ruseˈʎu]) is a commune and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania.