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Pollestres
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Pollestres
Total population
5,402
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Pollestres is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves7,719
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,668
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,581
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,312
- European SerinSerinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,106
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,733
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,583
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,557
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2015-10-298 km ENE of l'Escala, Spain
- M 4.1 — 2010-12-194 km W of Llagostera, Spain
- M 2.5 — 2008-12-298 km NNE of Éller, Spain
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-261 km WSW of Creissan, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-08-2714 km S of Quillan, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-0816 km ENE of Cadaqués, Spain
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Bages2.8 mi away · pop. 4,482
- Saleilles4.1 mi away · pop. 5,671
- Corneilla-del-Vercol4.4 mi away · pop. 2,561
- Le Soler4.5 mi away · pop. 7,846
- Saint-Estève4.9 mi away · pop. 11,550
- Baho5 mi away · pop. 3,327
- Elne5.8 mi away · pop. 9,428
- Palau-del-Vidre6.6 mi away · pop. 3,135
- Saint-Cyprien7 mi away · pop. 11,398
- Pia7.5 mi away · pop. 10,733
- Le Boulou8.2 mi away · pop. 5,321
- Villelongue-de-la-Salanque8.2 mi away · pop. 3,301
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pollestres, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 66144
- Department
- 66
- Region
- 76
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,548
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr