Cabestany
{{distinguish|Cavestany}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Cabestany
|commune status = Commune
|image = Cabestany - Mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Cabestany
|image coat of arms = Escut de Cabestany.svg
|arrondissement = Perpignan
|canton = Perpignan-3
|INSEE = 66028
|postal code = 66330
|term = 2021–2026
|intercommunality = Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|42.6811|2.9433|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 27
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 53
|area km2 = 10.42
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|website = [http://www.ville-cabestany.fr ville-cabestany.fr]
|demonym = cabestanyenc (ca)
}}
Cabestany ({{IPA|fr|kabɛstani|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (Culex)-Cabestany.wav}}; {{IPA|ca|kəβəsˈtaɲ}}) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
= Localisation =
Cabestany is located in the canton of Perpignan-3 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
File:Map commune FR insee code 66028.png
{{Adjacent communities|width=auto
| CENTER=Cabestany
| NORTHWEST=Perpignan
| NORTH=
| NORTHEAST=Canet-en-Roussillon
| WEST=
| EAST=
| SOUTHWEST=
| SOUTH=Saleilles
| SOUTHEAST=Saint-Nazaire
}}
Government and politics
= Mayors =
| class="wikitable" |
| Mayor
! Term start ! Term end |
|---|
| |align=center|
|align=center| |
| Mare BeilleFabricio Cardenas, [http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2014/01/cabestany-le-11-juin-1815.html Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Cabestany, le 11 juin 1815 , 30 January 2014]
|align=center|? |align=center|June 1815 |
| Jean Berga
|align=center|June 1815 |align=center|? |
| |align=center|
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| Jean Vila
|align=center|1977 |align=center|2021 |
| Édith Pugnet
|align=center|2021 |align=center|Current |
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-66028#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |1346
|1975 |3390
|1982 |6221
|1990 |7513
|1999 |8259
|2007 |8395
|2012 |9399
|2017 |10106
}}
Notable people
The Master of Cabestany was from this area, and there is a museum dedicated to his work in the town.
See also
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Pyrénées-Orientales communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales
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