Canet-en-Roussillon (; ca, Canet de Rosselló, ; oc, Canet de Rosselhon, ) is a commune and town in the

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department of the

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean ...

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Geography

Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the

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, to the east of

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...

History

The

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s were destroyed in the 19th century. With the development of sea bathing, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of

was created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As soon as 1854 are established municipal laws to rule types of bathing suits and separated zones of sea bathing for men and women.

Government and politics

Mayors

Signature of mayor Basile Darbon in 1910. Canet-en-Roussillon - Mairie

International relations

Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with: *

Maynooth Maynooth (; ga, Maigh Nuad) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National University of Ireland and also known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and St Patrick ...

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Population

Sites of interest

Canet-en-Roussillon - Front de mer Ave Côte Vermeille

* The medieval castle ; * The Saint-James church ; * The Château de l'Esparrou, a 19th c. manor ; * The old village ; * The sea front.

Notable people

* Arlette Franco (1939-2010), mayor of Canet-en-Roussillon, deputy to the

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and vice-president of the French Swimming Federation. *

Marc Fontan Marc Fontan (born 20 October 1956) is a French former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1978 to 1983. Fontan was born in Canet-en-Roussillon in the French department of Pyrénée ...

(1956-), motorcycle road racer born in Canet-en-Roussillon.

References

External links

* Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Seaside resorts in France {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub