Céret

Céret seen from Fontfrède

Coat of arms

Céret

Location within Occitanie region

Céret

Coordinates: 42°29′21″N 2°45′08″E / 42.4892°N 2.7522°ECoordinates: 42°29′21″N 2°45′08″E / 42.4892°N 2.7522°E

Country

Communauté de communes du Vallespir

Government

• Mayor (2014-2020)

Alain Torrent

Area¹

37.86 km² (14.62 sq mi)

Population (2013)²

7,663

• Density

200/km² (520/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

66049 /66400

Elevation

107–1,440 m (351–4,724 ft)
(avg. 154 m or 505 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Céret (French: [seʁɛ]; Catalan: Ceret [səˈɾɛt]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Vallespir.

The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. It has an altitude of 175–1400 meters. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Autoroute A9, 200 km (120 mi) from Montpellier, 250 km (160 mi) from Toulouse and 180 km (110 mi) from Barcelona. It lies on the river Tech. The GR 10 footpath runs close by.

Céret is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

The name of the town in Catalan is Ceret.

Former known names of Céret are, in order of appearance, vicus Sirisidum in 814, vico Cereto in 866, villa Cerseto in 915, vigo Ceresido in 930, also Cered and Ceriteto in the 10th century, Ceret, Cericeto in the 11th and 12th centuries, Cirset around 1070, Cersed (one of the most common forms) in 1130 and Cerset in 1138, and from the 13th to 15th centuries Cereto, Ceret, Seret and Saret. Ceret becomes the most common form around the 16th century. ·

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