Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Fontpedrosa | |
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 The church in Fontpédrouse | |
Location of Fontpédrouse  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Mont-Louis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Arlette Bigorre |
| Area 1 | 64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 123 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/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 Mont-Louis and in the arrondissement of Prades.
History
The commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas is merged into Fontpédrouse on 26 June 1822.[1]
Part of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas are destroyed in December 1932 because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[2]
Population
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
- ^ Template:Fr Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 february 2014
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