Rivesaltes
in Pyrénées-Orientales of Occitanie, France

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
42.769 and 2.872 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 42° 46' 10" and E 2° 52' 20"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:46 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:03 am and 8:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and -176.800 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tupuangi
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-16 08:26:06

Discover Rivesaltes

Rivesaltes in Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie) with it's 8,836 citizens is a town in France about 421 mi (or 678 km) south of Paris, the country's capital city.

Current time in Rivesaltes is now 11:46 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Rivesaltes, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), North-West. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Perpignan, Ceret, Cantallops, la Jonquera and Agullana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 56 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Evening Temperature 15°C / 58 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 58%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 23% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Wednesday, 17th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Few clouds, strong breeze.

Thursday, 18th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.

Friday, 19th of April 2024

19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Novotel Suites Perpignan Méditerranée

Address
4,8 mi
Espace Mediterranee 34 Avenue General Leclerc
66000 PERPIGNAN
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Best Western Hôtel Windsor

Address
4,8 mi
Boulevard Thomas Wilson 8
66000 Perpignan
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hôtel Mercure Perpignan Centre

Address
4,8 mi
5-5 bis Cours Palmarole
66000 PERPIGNAN
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Novotel Perpignan

Address
1,9 mi
7 rue Alfred Sauvy
66600 RIVESALTES
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Victoria

Address
4,3 mi
Avenue Marechal Joffre 57
66000 Perpignan
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 16:00)
Weekend: 7:00 - 21:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 16:00)


New Christina

Address
4,9 mi
51 Cours Lassus
66000 Perpignan
France

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel NYX

Address
5,0 mi
Avenue du General de Gaulle 62 b
66000 Perpignan
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 12:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 12:30 - 15:00)


ibis Perpignan Centre

Address
4,9 mi
16, Cours Lazare Escarguel
66000 PERPIGNAN
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


La Tour de l'Horloge

Address
0,2 mi
11 Rue Armand Barbes
66600 Rivesaltes
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ibis Perpignan Nord

Address
1,8 mi
7 rue Alfred SAUVY RN9 KM9
66600 RIVESALTES
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Préfinale KZ 125 Rivesaltes 2012

Published: April 17, 2012
Length: 17:32 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: will170584


LITTÉRATURE : Vendanges littéraires de Rivesaltes 2014

Published: October 15, 2014
Length: 05:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ecranlocal

Les lectures du jury des Vendanges littéraires de Rivesaltes (Bernard Revel, Marie Bardet, Sylvie Coral, Christian Di Scipio, Chantal Lévêque, Henri Lhéritier, Carole Vignaud). Chaque année...


Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport

Published: July 04, 2011
Length: 59:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Cédric Rousseau

Trafic aérien de l'aéroport Perpignan-Rivesaltes Air traffic of the Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport.


[RaW] Supermoto Racing - Rivesaltes 2013 - TM Racing

Published: April 18, 2013
Length: 14:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Raw Motorsports

RaW Motorsports - French Supermoto Racing Team - Team du championnat de France de Supermotard First round - Rivesaltes 2013 - Première étape Réalisateur: Sébastien Lamarque Montage: ...


Camp de Rivesaltes 02

Published: September 10, 2012
Length: 59:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pascal Grandperrin

Camp de Rivesaltes laissé à l'abandon depuis des décennies par le Département 66, la Région Languedoc-Roussillon, l'Etat France. Vite avant qu'il ne reste plus rien. J'ai visité ce camp...


Camp de Rivesaltes

Published: September 10, 2012
Length: 05:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pascal Grandperrin

Camp de Rivesaltes laissé à l'abandon depuis des décennies par le Département 66, la Région Languedoc-Roussillon, l'Etat France. Vite avant qu'il ne reste plus rien. J'ai visité ce camp...


Vendanges Littéraires de Rivesaltes : Michel Onfray 4/5

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 07:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ecranlocal

Lauréat 2009 du prix des Vendanges littéraires, Michel Onfray est revenu à Rivesaltes le 10 mars 2012 pour donner une conférence consacrée à Albert Camus et dédicacer son livre « L'ordre...


vtt rivesaltes salses 2014

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 32:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: le chacal

Rando VTT aller retour Rivesaltes Salses le château en passant par Opoul sur une distance de 40km. le 05/01/2014.


Reportaje Messor barbarus Rivesaltes

Published: December 02, 2011
Length: 37:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Guillermo Albert

Messor barbarus, un pequeño reportaje sobre las colonias de esta esepecie en Rivesaltes (Francia)


Kawasaki zx6r circuit Rivesaltes

Published: August 05, 2013
Length: 50:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RetoXeFreedzZHD

Montage d'un zx6r sur circuit, Pilote : Maxime Viguier Muisque : MitiS - Give My Regards.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC

Muscat de Rivesaltes is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for fortified wines (of the type vin doux naturel) made in the Roussillon wine region of France. They are similar to Rivesaltes AOC wines, except for the grape varieties used. The wines are white, and made from Muscat d'Alexandrie and Muscat à Petits Grains grapes, usually in equal quantities, although the appellation rules allow these varieties to be used in any proportion.

Located at 42.7697, 2.87472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fortified wine, Languedoc-Roussillon wine AOCs, Roussillon wine AOCs

Camp de Rivesaltes

The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, is a military camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the South of France. The camp was also used to detain civil populations several times between 1939 and 2007. Its darkest period was in 1942, when 2,251 Jews, including 110 children, were transferred from Rivesaltes via the Drancy internment camp to Auschwitz, where they were murdered.

Located at 42.8008, 2.87028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
World War II internment camps in France, Nazi concentration camps in France, Vichy France, Contemporary French history, Internment camps of the Spanish Civil War, Human rights in France, Collaboration during World War II, Algerian War, World War II prisoner-of-war camps in France, Buildings and structures in Pyrénées-Orientales, Proposed museums, Visitor attractions in Languedoc-Roussillon, Visitor attractions in Pyrénées-Orientales

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Pia: Perpignan-A9 au nord de Perpignan, vue orientée vers l’Espagne, Pia (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rivesaltes, Ribesaltes, リヴサルト, Ривальт, 里韦萨尔泰