Saleilles

Saleilles Salelles
Commune
The town hall in Saleilles
Location of Saleilles
Saleilles Show map of France Saleilles Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°39′19″N 2°57′09″E / 42.6553°N 2.9525°E / 42.6553; 2.9525
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Côte Sableuse
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Rallo[1]
Area ^1	6.12 km^2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	5,698
• Density	931/km^2 (2,410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66189 /66280
Elevation	8–29 m (26–95 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saleilles (French pronunciation: [salɛj] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Salelles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Saleilles is located in the canton of La Côte Sableuse and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Saleilles and its surrounding communes

History

• 
  Chapel Saint-Étienne (11th century)
• 
  Parish church Saint-Étienne (northeast view)
• 
  Parish church Saint-Étienne (southeast view)

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Jean-Michel Erre	1995	2008
François Rallo	2008

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	503	—
1975	1,280	+14.27%
1982	2,310	+8.80%
1990	3,293	+4.53%
1999	3,879	+1.84%
2007	4,354	+1.45%
2012	4,680	+1.45%
2017	5,282	+2.45%
2023	5,698	+1.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Mathieu Madénian (1976-): humorist, actor and columnist who grew up in Saleilles.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE