What is Céret?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Céret |native name = |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason de Céret.svg |image coat of arms size = 85 |city motto = |image = Ceret.jpg |caption = The city of Céret |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|42.4892|2.7522|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Céret |canton = Vallespir-Albères |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Communauté de communes du Vallespir |mayor = Michel Coste |party = |term = 2020 - 2026 |elevation m = 154 |elevation min m = 107 |elevation max m = 1440 |area km2 = 37.86 | population demonym = Cérétans |population = 7663 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 66049 |postal code = 66400 |website = [http://www.mairie-ceret.fr/ Official website] }} '''Céret''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]]. It was the capital of the [[History|historic]] [[Comarques of Catalonia|Catalan comarque]] of [[Vallespir]]. It is a [[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]] in the department and the [[Capital city|capital]] of the [[Arrondissement of Céret|Céret]] [[Arrondissements of France|''arrondissement'']]. == Name of the city == The name ''Céret'' comes from the [[Catalan language|Catalan]] name for the town: ''Ceret''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Université de Perpignan |year=2007 |title=Nomenclàtor toponím