Le Perthus

commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Place commune_of_france Q6684
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vallespir[1], Pyrénées-Orientales[2], arrondissement of Céret[3]
  • Country: France[4]
  • Head of government: Thierry Thadee[5]
  • Instance of: border city[6]
  • Shares border with: La Jonquera[7], L'Albère[8], Maureillas-las-Illas[9], Les Cluses[10]
  • Postal code: 66480[11]
  • Significant event: Siege of Bellegarde[12]
  • Official website: http://www.le-perthus.com/[13]
  • Population: 583[14], 586[15], 590[16], 574[17], 561[18], 549[19], 551[20], 560[21], 565[22], 555[23]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Le Perthus[24]
  • Phone number: +33-4-68-83-60-15[25]
  • Official name: Le Perthus[26]
  • Female population: 295[27]
  • Male population: 279[28]
  • Owner of: Trophy of Pompey[29]
  • Different from: El Portús[30]
  • Elevation above sea level: 196 m[31], 647 m[32], 331 m[33]
  • Area: 4.27 km²[34]
  • Fax number: +33-4-68-83-62-02[35]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Vallespir-Albères[36]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Le Perthus include Perthus Tunnel[37], a railway tunnel[38], in France[39], founded in 2009[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Le Perthus include Perthus Tunnel[37], a railway tunnel[38], in France[39], founded in 2009[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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