Urbanya
Urbanya | |
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 Urbanya at the bottom of the valley | |
Location of Urbanya  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Prades |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Sangla |
| Area 1 | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 28 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66219 /66500 |
| Elevation | 720–1,765 m (2,362–5,791 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urbanya (Catalan: Orbanyà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Urbanya is located in the canton of Prades and in the arrondissement of Prades.
History
Urbanya is mentioned for the first time on 16 June 1186, as being owned by the lord of Conat, on an act signed by Guillem-Bernard de Paracols, husband of Blanche de Conat.[1]
In September 1907, a rain and hailstorm falls on Urbanya, damaging and sometimes destroying the roads and bridges, as well with several houses.[2]
Population
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
- ^ Template:Fr Cardenas, Fabricio (9 August 2014). "Déluge à Urbanya en 1907". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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