Port-Vendres

Port-Vendres
The harbour of Port-Vendres
Location of Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres
Coordinates: 42°31′08″N 3°06′21″E / 42.5189°N 3.1058°E / 42.5189; 3.1058
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Côte Vermeille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Grégory Marty
Area
1
14.77 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,976
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66148 /66660
Elevation0–655 m (0–2,149 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port-Vendres (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ vɑ̃dʁ] ; Occitan: Port Vendre; Catalan: Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France.

A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southeastern France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants.