Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales

Pia (French pronunciation: [pja] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Pià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

Pia Pià
Commune
Pia
Coat of arms
Location of Pia
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Coordinates: 42°44′45″N 2°55′18″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Côte Salanquaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Palmade[1]
Area 1	13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,174
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66141 /66380
Elevation	7–29 m (23–95 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pia is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Pia and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,147	—
1975	2,503	+2.22%
1982	3,226	+3.69%
1990	4,105	+3.06%
1999	5,120	+2.49%
2007	7,134	+4.23%
2012	7,955	+2.20%
2017	9,035	+2.58%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sport

Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the town, who compete in the Elite One Championship.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department