Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
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| Church of St. Martin in Odeillo. | |
 Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Saillagouse |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Demelin |
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| Elevation | 1,312–2,212 m (4,304–7,257 ft) (avg. 1,800 m or 5,900 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,992 (2007) |
| - Density | 67 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66124/ 66120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 2°02′05″E / 42.4983°N 2.0347°E
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (Catalan: Font-romeu, Odelló i Vià), or Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France.
It also is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.
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[edit] Solar Power
- The world's largest solar furnace (pictured) is in Odeillo, and welcomes visitors.
- THEMIS Solar Power R&D center is 3 kilometres away in the village of Targassonne
[edit] Transportation
- Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is served by the Yellow train line, a railway which runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Mont-Louis.
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