Canet-en-Roussillon


Canet-en-Roussillon is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Canet-en-Roussillon is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan, to the east of Perpignan.

History

The city walls were destroyed in the 19th century.
With the development of sea bathing, the first beach settlement for bathers of the coast of Pyrénées-Orientales was created by Louise Lombard in 1849. As soon as 1854 are established municipal laws to rule types of bathing suits and separated zones of sea bathing for men and women.

Government and politics

Mayors

MayorTerm startTerm end Party
Joseph Cassanyes17901792
Jacques Bonet17921795
Jacques Cassanyes17961797
Julien Canal17981798
Jacques Cassanyes17991800
Jacques Bonet18001813
Joseph CassanyesFebruary 181328 October 1814
Saturnin Cargoles18141826
Antoine Gaux18261831
Joseph Cassanyes Jr.18311848
Julien Canal Jr.March 1848June 1848Temporary Mayor
Pierre RogerJune 1848September 1848Temporary Mayor
Joseph CassanyesSeptember 1848August 1851
Julien CanalAugust 1851December 1851Temporary Mayor
Julien Canal18511865
Jean Bartissol1865September 1870
Michel PagesSeptember 1870December 1870
Joseph Berga18701874
Côme Roger18741881
Jean Lafon18811890
Jacques Xamma18911892
Henri Castany18921904
Basile Darbon1904May 1912
Isidore BoutetMay 19121918
François Alies19181919
Joseph Lafon19201925
Jacques Xamma19251930
Joseph Lafon19291930
Gabriel Henric19301941
Désiré Riu19411943
Pierre Fourcade19431944
Gabriel Henric19441947
Joseph Pagès19471950
François Moudat19501965
Christian Brignieu19651966
François Moudat19661971
Jacques Coupet19711989
Arlette Franco19892010UMP
Bernard Dupont2010UMP

International relations

Canet-en-Roussillon is twinned with:

Sites of interest