Cerbère
Commune in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerbère (French pronunciation: [sɛʁbɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Cervera de la Marenda) is a commune and railway town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3] Its inhabitants are called Cerbériens (Cerverins / Cerverines in Catalan).
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Cerbère | |
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Coordinates: 42°26′39″N 3°09′56″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | La Côte Vermeille |
Intercommunality | CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Grau[1] |
Area 1 | 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,257 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66048 /66290 |
Elevation | 0–643 m (0–2,110 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The village is best known for the border railway station, Gare de Cerbère, on the French side of the border on the railway line between Perpignan and Barcelona. Since France and Spain use different rail gauges, the border stations of Cerbère and Portbou are quite busy with various transfer or gauge adjustment operations.