Alénya

Alénya
Alenyà (Catalan)
The town hall in Alénya
Location of Alénya
Alénya
Alénya
Coordinates: 42°38′27″N 2°58′57″E / 42.6408°N 2.9825°E / 42.6408; 2.9825
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
IntercommunalitySud Roussillon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-André Magdalou
Area
1
5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,712
  Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)alényanais (fr)
alenyanenc (ca)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66002 /66200
Elevation3–18 m (9.8–59.1 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alénya (French pronunciation: [aleɲa] ; Catalan: Alenyà [əɫəˈɲa]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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