Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales

Commune in Occitania, France

Saint-Cyprien Sant Cebrià de Rosselló
Commune
The harbour in Saint-Cyprien
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Cyprien
(2020–2026)		Thierry Del Poso^[1] (LR)
Area ¹	15.80 km² (6.10 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	11,398
• Density	720/km² (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66171 /66750
Elevation	0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Cebrià de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

History

In the 20th century Saint-Cyprien was the site of a camp housing some 70,000 Republican escapees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They were held in very poor conditions,^[3] in open spaces enclosed by barbed wire, from which they were not allowed to leave.^[4] During the Second World War it was used to intern people before they were sent to extermination camps. ^[5]

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Pierre Escaro	March 1945	October 1956
Jean Olibo	October 1956	March 1989
Jacques Bouille	March 1989	May 24, 2009
Pierre Fontvieille	June 2, 2009	June 12, 2009
Thierry Del Poso	September 2009

Population and society

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,592	—
1975	3,012	+2.17%
1982	4,405	+5.58%
1990	6,892	+5.75%
1999	8,573	+2.45%
2007	10,345	+2.38%
2012	10,552	+0.40%
2017	10,511	−0.08%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Sports

The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Beevor, Antony (2001). The Spanish Civil War. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks. p. 394. ISBN 0-304-35840-1.
^ Thomas, Hugh (2012). The Spanish Civil War (50th Anniversary ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 855. ISBN 978-0-141-01161-5.
^ Letter from my uncle
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE