Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Cyprien
|native name = Sant Cebrià de Rosselló
|commune status = Commune
|image = 130608 Saint-Cyprien-01.jpg
|caption = The harbour in Saint-Cyprien
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Cyprien (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg
|arrondissement = Céret
|canton = La Côte Sableuse
|INSEE = 66171
|postal code = 66750
|party = LR
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Sud Roussillon
|coordinates = {{coord|42.6189|3.0069|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 4
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 29
|area km2 = 15.80
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Cyprien ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (Culex)-Saint-Cyprien.wav}}; {{langx|ca|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,{{cite book |last1=Beevor |first1=Antony |title=The Spanish Civil War |date=2001 |publisher=Cassell Military Paperbacks |location=London |isbn=0-304-35840-1 |page=394}} in open spaces enclosed by barbed wire, from which they were not allowed to leave.{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Hugh |title=The Spanish Civil War |date=2012 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=London |isbn=978-0-141-01161-5 |page=855 |edition=50th Anniversary}}
During the Second World War it was used to intern people before they were sent to extermination camps.Letter from my uncle
Government and politics
=Mayors=
| class="wikitable" |
| Mayor
! Term start ! Term end |
|---|
| Pierre Escaro
|align=center|March 1945 |align=center|October 1956 |
| Jean Olibo
|align=center|October 1956 |align=center|March 1989 |
| Jacques Bouille
|align=center|March 1989 |align=center|May 24, 2009 |
| Pierre Fontvieille
|align=center|June 2, 2009 |align=center|June 12, 2009 |
| Thierry Del Poso
|align=center|September 2009 |align=center| |
Population and society
= Population =
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 1
| percentages = pagr
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-66171#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = right
|1968 | 2592
|1975 | 3012
|1982 | 4405
|1990 | 6892
|1999 | 8573
|2007 | 10345
|2012 | 10552
|2017 | 10511
}}
= Sports =
The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales
Category:Populated coastal places in France
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