Banyuls-dels-Aspres
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Banyuls-dels-Aspres (; ca, Banyuls dels Aspres) is a
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in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern
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Geography


Localisation

Banyuls-dels-Aspres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the
arrondissement of Céret The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department ( Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 129,464 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes ...
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History


Government and politics


Mayors


Population

The inhabitants are called ''Banyulencs''.


Sites of interest

* Saint-Andrew church, first mentioned in 1091 but rebuilt in the 15th century.


Notable people

* Henri Ey (1900-1977) : psychiatrist and philosopher born in Banyuls-dels-Aspres.


See also

*
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ...


References

Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub