Rivesaltes (; , which means the high shores) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[ INSEE commune file]
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
town twinning with:
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- Calgary, Canada
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- Chennai, India
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- Rangoon, Myanmar
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- Yaren District, Nauru
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- Ramallah, Palestine
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- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
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- Clitheroe, United Kingdom
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- Whalley, United Kingdom
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- Wilpshire, United Kingdom
Population
Economy
Fortified wine is produced around Rivesaltes, as
Rivesaltes AOC.
Sites of interest
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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 Internment from 1939 to 2007.
Notable people
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Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), general officer, born in Rivesaltes, who became prominent in the battles of World War I
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Michel Parès (1887–1966), politician, born in Rivesaltes
See also
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Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport
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Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
