Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts

Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Commune
Guy Malé Square, in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Location of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts Show map of France Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°30′43″N 2°47′34″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Vallespir-Albères
Intercommunality	Vallespir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Garrabe[1]
Area ^1	10.62 km^2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,283
• Density	210/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66178 /66490
Elevation	71–208 m (233–682 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ pla də kɔʁ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Sant Joan de Pladecorts) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	743	—
1975	906	+2.87%
1982	1,040	+1.99%
1990	1,456	+4.30%
1999	1,775	+2.23%
2007	1,965	+1.28%
2012	2,045	+0.80%
2017	2,218	+1.64%
Source: INSEE[3]

Ancient town hall

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE