Port-Vendres

Port-Vendres is a common French, located in the department of the the Eastern Pyrenees and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called Port-Would sell them.

History

Formerly principal point of loading bound for the Algeria, Port-Vendres (of Latin Portus Veneris , the port of Venus) is a Seaport Roussillon, today very snuffed by the tourists who come many each summer to benefit from his and marina Plage S.

Port activity

The activity of the wearing of Port-Vendres, cumulated with the other ports of the Languedoc-Roussillon such as Port-the-news, Sète accounts for approximately six to seven million tons per annum over the ten last years. This corresponds to 2 % of the French harbor traffic.

Port-Vendres, at present represents 225 421 tons is +27 % for the year 2004. The commercial exchanges with the countries dry fruit producers (bananas type, pineapple) like the Cameroun or the Ivory Coast, represents 90 % of the traffic is 196 650 tons in 2004 (+23,76 %). These figures are at the origin of the enlarging of the fruit-bearing terminal. The transport of the goods by containers also increased to him. One will note for the year 2004,4 927 EVP (+64 %).

Concerning the transport of the passengers, it seems that Port-Vendres is an alternative interesting for the ships of the type rho-rho (freight, fresh produce, cars and passengers), on a regular line between Tangier and Port-Vendres.

Of share its geographical location (Franco-Spanish Border), Port-Vendres tends to becoming a crossroads for the commercial exchanges between the Northern Europe and the countries of the the Maghreb.

Its management is ensured by the Chamber of commerce and of industry of Perpignan and the Eastern Pyrenees.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Place of the obelisk (was offered by the Americans to Port-Vendres)
the port is also a monument, since during a war it was useful much. The French soldiers started from this port to go to help the Americans. From where the fact that Port-Vendres east twinned at an American city

Personalities related to the commune

Tina Aumont (1946-2006), Franco-American actress
Estella Blain (1930-1982), French actress
Gilbert Brutus (1887-1944), player, leader, trainer and referee French of Rugby to XV
Jean Nicolas Pierre Hatchet (1769-1834), French mathematician
Pierre Jeanjean (1924-), French player of Rugby to XV
Joseph Pascot (1897-1974), French player of Rugby to XV and Minister for the Mode of Vichy
Jean Vernette (1929-2002), priest of the diocese of Montauban

See too

Vermilion Coast
Headlight of the course Béar
Common of the Eastern Pyrenees

External bonds

Localization
Localization of Port-Vendres on a chart of France and communes bordering

Plane of the city
Plane of Port-Vendres on Mapquest

----Administration

Town of Port-Vendres
List of the mayors of the commune

----Photographs

Some photographs of Port-Vendres
Photographs of Port-Vendres
air Photographs of the commune

----History

History of the city
History of the commune
Port-Vendres during the Occupation
About the obelisk of Port-Vendres

----Economy

economy in Port-Vendres

----Statistics

Port-Vendres on the site of INSEE

----Others

various Information on the commune
Port-Vendres on the site of the national geographical Institute
Port-Vendres on the site of Quid

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