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What are the most populated towns in the Pyrénées-Orientales? This Thursday, December 19, INSEE, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, revealed its latest demographic figures in France. News Perpignan wanted to analyze the ranking of the largest municipalities in the department: and some changes can be noted in just one year.

Change on the podium

Unsurprisingly, the most populated city in the Pyrénées-Orientales remains, by far, Perpignan. The Catalan city, which had lost a few thousand inhabitants in recent years, is back above 120,000 inhabitants, with more precisely 120,996 inhabitants on 1^is January 2022 (date on which INSEE reports its latest figures).

Perpignan remains like this the fourth largest city in the Occitanie regionbehind Toulouse (511,684 inhabitants), Montpellier (307,101 inhabitants) and Nîmes (150,444 inhabitants), and ahead of Béziers (80,815 inhabitants), Montauban (62,487 inhabitants) and Narbonne (56,692 inhabitants). ).

In the Pyrénées-Orientales, far behind Perpignan, the podium is completed by Canet-en-Roussillon, which stands out as the second city in the department with 13,005 inhabitants… Et Saint-Cyprien, the neighboring seaside resort, which this year becomes the 3^e most populous city in the Catalan country with 11,995 inhabitants, relegating Saint-Estève 4^e and off the podium (11,673 inhabitants).

Pia, Bompas and Le Barcarès gain a place

Among other developments, Pia take 5^e place with a spectacular increase in its population in recent years (11,174 inhabitants). The city even doubles Argelès-sur-Mer, which falls at 6^e place (10,779 inhabitants). For his part, capstan is the seventh and last commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales to exceed the threshold of 10,000 inhabitants, with 10,414 souls to be precise.

Behind, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Elne, Rivesaltes, Thuir and Le Soler have between 7,500 and 9,900 inhabitants and are vying for or a glimpse of the Top 10. Just like Bompas (7 712 hab.), 13^ewho gains a place in the ranking by doubling Ceret (7,544 inhabitants), in decline in recent years.

Neighboring towns, Toulouges (7 375 inhabitants) and Canohès (6,575 inhabitants) remain in the same rank. Which is not the case for meadows (6,166 inhabitants), whose population is stagnating and which is doubled by Le Barcarès (6,203 inhabitants). Finally, Saleilles (5 724 inhabitants) and Ille-sur-Têt (5,546 inhabitants) still complete the Top 20.

The ranking of the most populated towns in the Pyrénées-Orientales (number of inhabitants, and evolution of the ranking over one year):

1. Perpignan : 120 996 hab. (=)
2. Canet-en-Roussillon: 13,005 inhabitants. (=)
3. Saint-Cyprien: 11,995 inhabitants. (+1)
4. Saint-Estève: 11,673 inhabitants. (-1)
5. Pia: 11,174 got. (+1)
6. Argelès-sur-Mer: 10,779 inhabitants. (-1)
7. Cabestany: 10,414 inhabitants. (=)
8. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: 9,941 inhabitants (=)
9. Elne: 9,479 inhabitants. (=)
10. Rivesaltes: 9,151 inhabitants. (=)
11. Said: 8 215 hab. (=)
12. Le Soler: 7,896 inhabitants. (=)
13. Bompas: 7,712 hab. (+1)
14. Wax: 7,544 foam. (-1)
15. Toulouges : 7 375 hab. (=)
16. Canohès : 6 575 hab. (=)
17. Le Barcarès: 6,203 inhabitants. (+1)
18. Prades: 6 166 hab. (-1)
19. Saleilles: 5,724 inhabitants. (=)
20. Ille-sur-Têt: 5,546 inhabitants. (=)

This Thursday, December 19, News Perpignan will also offer you an article on the municipalities of the Pyrénées-Orientales which have gained the most and lost the most inhabitants in recent years.

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