Canet-en-Roussillon (; , ; , ) is a commune and town in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, administrative region of Occitania.INSEE commune file
Geography Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan, to the east of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
History
The city walls were destroyed in the 19th century.
With the development of sea bathing, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales was created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As early as 1854 municipal laws were established regulating types of bathing suits and separating sea bathing zones for men and women.
Government and politics
Mayors
MayorMairesGenWeb Term start Term end PartyJoseph Cassanyes17901792Jacques Bonet17921795Jacques Cassanyes17961797Julien Canal17981798Jacques Cassanyes17991800Jacques Bonet18001813Joseph CassanyesFebruary 181328 October 1814Saturnin Cargoles18141826Antoine Gaux18261831Joseph Cassanyes Jr.18311848Julien Canal Jr.March 1848June 1848Temporary MayorPierre RogerJune 1848September 1848Temporary MayorJoseph CassanyesSeptember 1848August 1851Julien CanalAugust 1851December 1851Temporary MayorJulien Canal18511865Jean Bartissol1865September 1870Michel PagesSeptember 1870December 1870Joseph Berga18701874Côme Roger18741881Jean Lafon18811890Jacques Xamma18911892Henri Castany18921904Basile Darbon1904May 1912Isidore BoutetMay 19121918François Alies19181919Joseph Lafon19201925Jacques Xamma19251930Joseph Lafon19291930Gabriel Henric19301941Désiré Riu19411943Pierre Fourcade19431944Gabriel Henric19441947Joseph Pagès19471950François Moudat19501965Christian Brignieu19651966François Moudat19661971Jacques Coupet19711989Arlette Franco19892010UMPBernard Dupont20102020UMPStéphane Loda2020incumbentDVD
International relations Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with: Maynooth, Ireland
Population
Sites of interest
The medieval castle; The Saint-James church; The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor; The old village; Canet-Saint-Nazaire lake; The sea front.
Notable people Arlette Franco (1939-2010), mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon, deputy to the National Assembly of France and vice-president of the French Swimming Federation. Marc Fontan (1956-), motorcycle road racer born in Canet-en-Roussillon.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department Gare de Perpignan murders - a victim was found in Canet-en-Roussillon. XL Airways Germany Flight 888T - an air crash that happened 7 kilometers from the commune.
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