Alénya

French commune
nomcommune=Alénya
région=Languedoc-Roussillon
département=Pyrénées-Orientales
arrondissement=Perpignan
canton=La Côte Radieuse]
insee=66002
cp=66200
maire=Jacques Pumareda
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=2.9825
latitude=42.6408333333
alt moy=5 m
alt mini=3
alt maxi=18 m
hectares=
km²=5.34
sans=2318
date-sans=1999
dens=434
date-dens=1999

Alénya is a commun in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southwestern France.

The village is surrounded by wine fields. Apricot and peach are also grown here.

History

Alénya was first inhabited by the Celts and was conquered by the Romans in c. 121 BC. It was first mentioned in 904 in a document mentioning towns on the Elne.

Before 1214 Alénya was only a small hamlet with little importance. That was the year its first church was built. A second church which still stands today was built in 1593. Among its attractions is a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 15th century. [ [http://histoireduroussillon.free.fr/Villages/Histoire/Alenya.php Alénya History (in French)] ]

Geography

Alénya covers an area of 5.34 km², with 434 inhabitants per km². It is located about 10 km from Perpignan and borders the municipalities of Saint-Nazaire en Roussillon, Canet-en-Roussillon, Saint-Cyprien, Elne, Corneilla del Vercol, Théza, and Saleilles. Alénya has a Mediterranean climate.

Demographics

The people of Alénya are called Alényanais.

Démographie
1962= 661
1968= 678
1975= 1006
1982= 1211
1990= 1562
1999= 2318
2006= 3021

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