Pollestres

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pollestres

(2020–2026) Jean-Charles Moriconi^[1]Area

8.30 km² (3.20 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,402 • Density650/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

66144 /66450

Elevation24–83 m (79–272 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pollestres (French pronunciation: [pɔjɛstʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Pollestres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,006	—
1975	1,450	+5.36%
1982	2,433	+7.67%
1990	3,019	+2.73%
1999	3,623	+2.05%
2007	3,904	+0.94%
2012	4,590	+3.29%
2017	4,887	+1.26%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE