Le Perthus
Le Perthus | |
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View from the Fort de Bellegarde. To the right the Spanish village of Els Límits | |
Location of Le Perthus | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 2°51′48″E / 42.465°N 2.8633°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Thadée |
Area 1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 565 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66137 /66480 |
| Elevation | 196–647 m (643–2,123 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 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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Le Perthus (French: [lə pɛʁtys] ⓘ, Catalan: El Pertús, IPA: [əl pəɾˈtus]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Natives of Le Perthus are called Perthusiens and, in 2021, there were 560 inhabitants.
Le Perthus is also one of French territories on the Iberian Peninsula.