Rivesaltes

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

Geography

Rivesaltes is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Politics and administration

Mayors

Twin towns

Rivesaltes is twinned with:

• - Calgary, Canada
• - Chennai, India
• - Rangoon, Myanmar
• - Yaren, Nauru
• - Ramallah, Palestine
• - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• - Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
• - Clitheroe, United Kingdom
• - Whalley, United Kingdom
• - Wilpshire, United Kingdom

Population

Economy

Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as Rivesaltes AOC.

Sites of interest

• The Camp de Rivesaltes is situated on the outskirts of the city. The Rivesaltes memorial museum is now fully open and commemorates the history of this major French concentration camp from 1939 to 2007.

Notable people

• Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general, born in Rivesaltes, who became prominent in the battles of World War I
• Michel Parès (1887–1966), politician, born in Rivesaltes

See also

• Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport
• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References