Argelès-sur-Mer is on the Côte Vermeille at the foot of the Albères mountain range, close to the Spanish border. It has the longest beach in the Pyrenées Orientales.
Map of Argelès-sur-Mer and its surrounding communes
In 1939, the Argelés concentration camp was created on the beaches near the town. At its peak in March 1939, the camp contained about 100,000 Spaniards, mostly soldiers of the defeated Spanish Republican Army.[4]
During World War II, Argelès-sur-Mer was the location of a concentration camp, where up to 100,000 defeated Spanish Republicans were interned next to a windy beach in abysmal sanitary conditions by the French government after the defeat of the Spanish Republic. The refugees streamed to the camp from the winter of 1938/39 after the collapse of the Catalan front following the rebel offensive.[5]
Dolmen of the Cova de l'Alarb (Monument historique)
Dolmen of Sant Pere dels Forquets
Chapel of Saint-Jérôme d'Argelès, from the 10th century
Church of Saint-Ferréol de la Pava (Monument historique), from the 10th century
Parish church of Notre-Dame del Prat, from the 14th to the 20th centuries (Monument historique)
Church of Sainte-Marie de Torreneules, from the 8th to the 10th centuries
Abbey of Valbonne, from the 13th to the 14th centuries
Church of Saint-Laurent-du-Mont, from the 12th century (Monument historique)
Church of Saint-Martin-et-Sainte-Croix, from the 11th or 12th century, and the old village of Taxo d'Avall (both Monument historique)
Church of Saint-Pierre dels Forquets, pre-romanesque ruins
Castle of Pujols, from the 13th century (Monument historique)
Massane tower, in the Albera Massif, from the 13th century
Castle of Valmy, from the 19th century
Casa de l'Albera, museum about the Albera Massif
Natural sites
National nature reserve of the Mas Larrieu
National nature reserve of the Massane forest
The Bois des pins is the historical pine forest located near the beach front. Created in the 1860s by the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, it still has to this day over 8,000 centenarian pines.[11]
Notable peopleedit
Marcelle Narbonne (1898–2012) : supercentenarian who lived and died in Argelès-sur-Mer.
David Ensor (1906–1987) : British lawyer, actor, author and Labour Party politician, lived and died in Argelès-sur-Mer.
^Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argelès-sur-Mer.
Town council website
Information in Catalan Encyclopaedia
May 12, 2024
argelès, french, pronunciation, aʁʒəlɛs, syʁ, mɛʁ, literally, argelès, catalan, argelers, marenda, argelers, əɾʒəˈles, occitan, argelers, commonly, known, argelès, commune, pyrénées, orientales, department, administrative, region, occitania, france, communethe. Argeles sur Mer French pronunciation aʁʒelɛs syʁ mɛʁ literally Argeles on Sea Catalan Argelers de la Marenda or Argelers eɾʒeˈles Occitan Argelers de Mar commonly known as Argeles is a commune in the Pyrenees Orientales department in the administrative region of Occitania France 3 Argeles sur MerCommuneThe beach at Argeles sur MerCoat of armsLocation of Argeles sur MerArgeles sur MerShow map of FranceArgeles sur MerShow map of OccitanieCoordinates 42 32 42 N 3 01 25 E 42 5449 N 3 0235 E 42 5449 3 0235CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentPyrenees OrientalesArrondissementCeretCantonLa Cote VermeilleIntercommunalityCC Alberes Cote Vermeille IlliberisGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Antoine Parra 1 Area158 67 km2 22 65 sq mi Population 2021 2 10 792 Density180 km2 480 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code66008 66700Elevation0 1 099 m 0 3 606 ft avg 16 m or 52 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries It is about 25 km from Perpignan Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Government and politics 3 1 Mayors 4 Population and society 4 1 Demography 4 2 Education 4 3 Sports 5 Culture 5 1 Sites of interest 5 2 Notable people 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography editArgeles sur Mer is located in the canton of La Cote Vermeille and in the arrondissement of Ceret Argeles sur Mer is on the Cote Vermeille at the foot of the Alberes mountain range close to the Spanish border It has the longest beach in the Pyrenees Orientales nbsp Map of Argeles sur Mer and its surrounding communesHistory editMain article Camp de concentration d Argeles sur Mer In 1939 the Argeles concentration camp was created on the beaches near the town At its peak in March 1939 the camp contained about 100 000 Spaniards mostly soldiers of the defeated Spanish Republican Army 4 During World War II Argeles sur Mer was the location of a concentration camp where up to 100 000 defeated Spanish Republicans were interned next to a windy beach in abysmal sanitary conditions by the French government after the defeat of the Spanish Republic The refugees streamed to the camp from the winter of 1938 39 after the collapse of the Catalan front following the rebel offensive 5 Government and politics editMayors edit nbsp Signature of mayor Paul Pujas in 1815 Mayor 6 7 Term start Term end Assiscle Bech 1790 1791 Jean Grando 1791 1793 Joseph Arman 1793 1794 Jean Matignon 1794 1794 Damien Padalle 1794 1796 Bonaventure Verges 1796 1796 Francois Xavier Boluix 1796 1798 Joseph Arman 1798 1799 Francois Xavier Boluix 1799 1800 Marc Surjus 1800 1813 Come Ferran 1813 June 1815 Paul Pujas 8 June 1815 1815 Jean Azema 1815 1816 Isidore Ferrer 1816 1821 Bonaventure Verges 1821 1821 Pierre Padalle 1821 1827 Bonaventure Julia 1827 1829 Joseph Arman 1829 1830 Pierre Padalle 1830 1831 Joseph Arman 1831 1837 Jean Germain Pujol 1837 1840 Alphonse Sebe 1840 1848 Francois Sine 1848 1848 Assiscle Padalle Bocamy 1848 1848 Francois Padalle Sine 1848 1848 Thomas Bech 1848 1852 Joseph Azema 1852 1855 Germain Barbie 1855 1865 Come Ferran Comes 1865 1870 Joseph Baylet 1870 1870 Etienne Pujol 1870 1874 Jacques Lanquine 1874 1876 Etienne Pujol 1876 1877 Michel Moret 1877 1878 Etienne Pujol 1878 1890 Jean Padalle Bocamy 1890 1892 Marc Surjus Coste 1892 1893 Pierre Moreto 1893 1902 Marc Surjus Coste 1902 1908 Louis Courtais 1908 1912 Come Anglade 1912 1914 Vincent Rouzaud 1914 1915 Dieudonne Vinyes 1915 1918 Come Anglade 1918 1919 Louis Courtais 1919 1922 Frederic Trescases 1944 1945 Joseph Farre 1945 1947 Germain Farre 1947 1947 Frederic Trescases 1947 1953 Gaston Pams 1953 1981 Isidore Fourriques 1981 1983 Jean Carrere 1983 2001 Pierre Aylagas 2001 2016 Antoine Parra 2016Population and society editDemography edit Historical populationYearPop p a 1793847 18001 064 3 31 18061 173 1 64 18211 401 1 19 18311 478 0 54 18361 964 5 85 18412 136 1 69 18462 251 1 05 18512 325 0 65 18562 447 1 03 18612 456 0 07 18662 537 0 65 18722 600 0 41 18762 833 2 17 18813 134 2 04 18863 303 1 06 18913 413 0 66 18963 307 0 63 YearPop p a 19013 358 0 31 19062 913 2 80 19112 837 0 53 19212 851 0 05 19262 835 0 11 19312 966 0 91 19362 945 0 14 19462 968 0 08 19542 907 0 26 19623 659 2 92 19685 022 5 42 19755 100 0 22 19825 723 1 66 19907 188 2 89 19999 069 2 62 20079 998 1 23 20129 901 0 19 201710 383 0 96 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Source EHESS 9 and INSEE 1968 2017 10 Education edit Sports edit Etoile sportive catalane is the rugby union club of Argeles sur Mer Culture editSites of interest edit nbsp Dolmen of the Collets de Cotlliure nbsp Notre Dame del Prat nbsp Town hall Buildings Dolmen of the Collets de Cotlliure Monument historique Dolmen of the Cova de l Alarb Monument historique Dolmen of Sant Pere dels Forquets Chapel of Saint Jerome d Argeles from the 10th century Church of Saint Ferreol de la Pava Monument historique from the 10th century Parish church of Notre Dame del Prat from the 14th to the 20th centuries Monument historique Church of Sainte Marie de Torreneules from the 8th to the 10th centuries Abbey of Valbonne from the 13th to the 14th centuries Church of Saint Laurent du Mont from the 12th century Monument historique Church of Saint Martin et Sainte Croix from the 11th or 12th century and the old village of Taxo d Avall both Monument historique Church of Saint Pierre dels Forquets pre romanesque ruins Castle of Pujols from the 13th century Monument historique Massane tower in the Albera Massif from the 13th century Castle of Valmy from the 19th century Casa de l Albera museum about the Albera Massif Natural sites National nature reserve of the Mas Larrieu National nature reserve of the Massane forest The Bois des pins is the historical pine forest located near the beach front Created in the 1860s by the General Council of the Pyrenees Orientales it still has to this day over 8 000 centenarian pines 11 Notable people edit Marcelle Narbonne 1898 2012 supercentenarian who lived and died in Argeles sur Mer David Ensor 1906 1987 British lawyer actor author and Labour Party politician lived and died in Argeles sur Mer Marc Lievremont 1968 former rugby union footballer raised in Argeles sur Mer and former member of the Etoile sportive catalane club See also editCommunes of the Pyrenees Orientales departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 INSEE commune file Corazon Helado de 1939 Los exilios republicanos Corazon Helado de 1939 Los exilios republicanos Archived 2015 02 18 at the Wayback Machine bislyjp cpm Marc Surjus premier grand maire d Argeles mayors from 1790 to 1813 Incomplete list of mayors on MairesGenWeb in French Fabricio Cardenas Vieux papiers des Pyrenees Orientales Argeles 11 juin 1815 12 January 2014 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Argeles sur Mer EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Cardenas Fabricio 2014 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan 66 Little Stories of Catalan Country in French Perpignan Ultima Necat ISBN 978 2 36771 006 8 OCLC 893847466 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argeles sur Mer Town council website Information in Catalan Encyclopaedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Argeles sur Mer amp oldid 1221628187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
