Elne

Elne
Elne
Commune
	Cloister of Elne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Elne
	Elne Elne
	Coordinates: 42°35′59″N 2°58′16″E / 42.5997°N 02.971°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	La Plaine d'Illibéris
Intercommunality	CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Garcia
Area 1	21.29 km2 (8.22 sq mi)
Population (2021)	9,428
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66065 /66200
Elevation	0–65 m (0–213 ft) ; (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Elne (French pronunciation: [ɛln] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Elna [ˈɛlnə]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

It lies in the former province of Roussillon, of which it was the first capital, being later replaced by Perpignan. Its inhabitants are still called Illibériens in reference to the city's Iberian name, Illiberis, one that it shared with the Illiberis that became Granada, Spain.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

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