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Salses-le-Château

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Salses-le-Château

Total population

3,752

Coordinates42.83°, 2.92°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Salses-le-Château or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. It is traditionally considered as the northernmost point of the Catalan Countries.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.8334
Longitude
2.9182
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
200,946
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sardinian Warbler
    Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    5,631
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,334
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    3,996
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,651
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,451
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,199
  • Crested Lark
    Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,020
  • Common Nightingale
    Luscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    2,871

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
125
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Joseph Joffre
Joseph Joffre
French general (1852–1931)
A
Achille Farines
French politician (1825–1883)
A
Alain Esclopé
French politician
A
André Bascou
French politician
A
André Salvet
French lyricist, journalist, writer, poet
Armand Gauthier
Armand Gauthier
French politician (1850-1926)
A
Arthur Conte
French politician, writer and historian (1920-2013)
C
Claude Delmas
French writer
D
Dacien Olive
French rugby union player
F
François Reste de Roca
French politician
Fernand Siré
Fernand Siré
French politician
H
Henri Danoy
French writer
G
Gérard Roucariès
French rugby union player (1932–2009)
H
Henri Azeau
French journalist of the 20th century (1922–1990)
H
Henri Lhéritier
French writer and winemaker (1946-2016)
J
Jean Abélanet
French prehistorian (1925-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,487

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
15
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
66190
Department
66
Region
76
Population (Wikidata)
3,965

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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