Salses-le-Château
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Salses-le-Château (French pronunciation:[salsləʃato]ⓘ; Occitan:Salses lo Castèl; Catalan:Salses) or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. It is traditionally considered as the northernmost point of the Catalan Countries (the lands in which Catalan language is spoken).
Geography
Salses-le-Château is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Pams | 1790 | 1792 |
| Jean Vaquer | 1792 | 1792 |
| Thomas Pams | 1792 | 1796 |
| Marc Joseph Barthe | 1796 | 1797 |
| Jean Claret | 1797 | 1799 |
| Jean-Baptiste Lajou | 1799 | 1802 |
| Joseph Pams | 1802 | 1803 |
| Raphaël Vaquer | 1803 | 1808 |
| Bonaventure Vidal | 1808 | 1811 |
| Jacques Vidal | 1811 | 1812 |
| Joseph Pams | 1812 | 1814 |
| Marc Barthe | 1814 | 1830 |
| Jean Vidal-Estrade | 1830 | 1843 |
| Alexandre Barthe | 1843 | 1848 |
| Honoré Trilles | 1848 | 1848 |
| Joseph Castell | 1848 | 1850 |
| Joseph Bertrand | 1850 | 1851 |
| Jean Vidal-Estrade | 1851 | 1851 |
| Gaspard Daudiès | 1851 | 1855 |
| François Castell-Ayrolles | 1855 | 1858 |
| André Baron | 1858 | 1861 |
| Bonaventure Vidal-Angles | 1861 | 1870 |
| Joseph Castell | 1870 | 1871 |
| Bonaventure Vidal-Angles | 1871 | 1876 |
| Joseph Lanes-Claret | 1876 | 1877 |
| Laurent Calmon | 1877 | 1878 |
| Adolphe Cambriels | 1878 | 1878 |
| Jean Baron-Castany | 1878 | 1896 |
| Frédéric Parazols | 1896 | 1900 |
| Ernest Castell-Forner | 1900 | 1905 |
| Paul Crouzet | 1905 | 1906 |
| François Montagne | 1906 | 1914 |
| François Carrère | 1914 | 1917 |
| François Montagne | 1917 | 1919 |
| Fernand Brégoulat | 1919 | 1941 |
| Jean Tardiu | 1941 | 1942 |
| Alphonse Barrau | 1942 | 1944 |
| Jean Torrent | 1944 | 1947 |
| Arthur Conte | 1947 | 1972 |
| René Comes | 1972 | 1989 |
| Marie-Claude Grégoire | 1989 | 1995 |
| Sylvain Dagues | 1995 | 2001 |
| Marie-Claude Grégoire | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jean-Jacques Lopez | 2008 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,009 | — |
| 1975 | 2,053 | +0.31% |
| 1982 | 2,098 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 2,422 | +1.81% |
| 1999 | 2,513 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 2,827 | +1.48% |
| 2012 | 3,227 | +2.68% |
| 2017 | 3,501 | +1.64% |
| 2023 | 3,965 | +2.10% |
| Source: INSEE |
Sites of interest
- Fort de Salses
- The Gate of the Catalan Countries is located in Salses.