Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Fontpedrosa | |
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Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E / 42.5128°N 2.1808°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Arlette Bigorre |
Area 1 | 64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 120 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66080 /66360 |
Elevation | 880–2,865 m (2,887–9,400 ft) (avg. 1,062 m or 3,484 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fontpédrouse (Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
History
The commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas is merged into Fontpédrouse on 26 June 1822.[2]
Part of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas are destroyed in December 1932 because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[3]
Population
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
- ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 february 2014
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