Banyuls-sur-Mer Banyuls de la Marenda (Catalan) | |
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  Banyuls-sur-Mer  Banyuls-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates:42°28′59″N3°07′41″E / 42.4831°N 3.1281°E /42.4831; 3.1281 | |
| 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) | Jean-Michel Solé[1] |
Area 1 | 42.34 km2 (16.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,583 |
| • Density | 108.2/km2 (280.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | banyulenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66016 /66650 |
| Elevation | 0–965 m (0–3,166 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Banyuls-sur-Mer (French:[baɲulssyʁmɛʁ]ⓘ;Catalan:Banyuls de la Marenda[bəˈɲulsdələməˈɾendə]) is acommune in thePyrénées-Orientalesdepartment in southernFrance.[3]
Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in thecanton of La Côte Vermeille and in thearrondissement of Céret. It is part of theNorthern Catalan comarca ofRosselló, within thesubcomarca ofAlbera [ca].
Banyuls-sur-Mer is neighbored byCerbère,Port-Vendres,Argelès-sur-Mer andCollioure on its French borders, and byEspolla,Rabós,Colera andPortbou on its Spanish borders. The foothills ofPyrenees, theMonts Albères, run into theMediterranean Sea in Banyuls-sur-Mer, creating a steep cliff line.
Banyuls-sur-Mer was first mentioned in 981 asBalneum orBalneola. In 1074, the town started being calledBannils de Maritimo in order to distinguish it fromBanyuls-dels-Aspres, which lies 20 km (12 mi) away. In 1197, the town was mentioned asBanullis de Maredine and in 1674. In Catalan, it has been calledBanyuls de la Marenda since the 19th century.
The name Banyuls indicates the presence of apond. In fact, a pond did exist in Banyuls-sur-Mer until the creekVallauria was drained in 1872. The termMarenda in Catalan orsur Mer inFrench merely indicates the proximity to the coast.
In the 20th century Banyuls-sur-Mer was the site of a camp housingRepublican escapees fromSpain at the end of theSpanish Civil War.[4]
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| René Ribère | 1977 | 1983 |
| Jean Rède | 1983 | 1995 |
| Pierre Becque | 1995 | 2001 |
| Roger Rulls | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jean Rède | 2008 | 2014 |
| Jean-Michel Solé | 2014 |
Banyuls-sur-Mer istwinned withSettle,North Yorkshire,United Kingdom and also with the town ofKralupy nad Vltavou in theCentral Bohemian Region of theCzech Republic.
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For nearly two centuries, thesmuggling of goods to and from Spain was a major activity in Banyuls-sur-Mer. Depending on the needs of the time, salt, tobacco, silver, sugar, rice, textiles, and leather were smuggled through this city, almost always with impunity. Otherwise the inhabitants lived mainly from fishing andviticulture. Nowadays, tourism stemming from the wine industry plays a significant economic role in the town, notably for delicious and rare red dessert wines. Under theCollioure appellation, the town is also a centre of quality dry reds, rosés and whites, with a number of producers of naturally sweet wines.
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