Rivesaltes

Rivesaltes Ribesaltes
The former town hall in Rivesaltes
Coat of arms
Rivesaltes
Location within Occitanie region  Rivesaltes
Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E / 42.7697°N 2.8747°E / 42.7697; 2.8747Coordinates: 42°46′11″N 2°52′29″E / 42.7697°N 2.8747°E / 42.7697; 2.8747
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Rivesaltes
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	André Bascou (UMP)
Area1	28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	8,771
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	66164 / 66600
Elevation	11–70 m (36–230 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rivesaltes (Catalan: Ribesaltes, which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Rivesaltes is in the canton of Rivesaltes and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Rivesaltes is twinned with:

Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.