Rigarda

Coordinates: 42°37′33″N 2°32′05″E / 42.6258°N 2.5347°E / 42.6258; 2.5347
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Rigarda
Rigardà
Location of Rigarda
Map
Rigarda is located in France
Rigarda
Rigarda
Rigarda is located in Occitanie
Rigarda
Rigarda
Coordinates: 42°37′33″N 2°32′05″E / 42.6258°N 2.5347°E / 42.6258; 2.5347
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Josse[1]
Area
1
3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
703
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66162 /66320
Elevation250–650 m (820–2,130 ft)
(avg. 298 m or 978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rigarda (French pronunciation: [ʁiɡaʁda] ; Catalan: Rigardà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

Rigarda is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rigarda and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 137—    
1975 135−0.21%
1982 144+0.93%
1990 164+1.64%
1999 219+3.27%
2007 320+4.85%
2012 577+12.51%
2017 641+2.13%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE