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{{short description|Subprefecture of Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie}}
{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Prades
|name = Prades
|native name = Prada de Conflent
|native name = Prada de Conflent
|commune status = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image = Prades MaisonJacomet.jpg
|image = France Occitanie 66 Prades 01.jpg
|caption = Jacomet House
|region = [[Languedoc-Roussillon]]
|caption = Église Saint-Pierre
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Prades 66.svg
|department = [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]
|arrondissement = Prades
|arrondissement = Prades
|canton = Prades
|canton = Les Pyrénées catalanes
|INSEE = 66149
|INSEE = 66149
|postal code = 66500
|postal code = 66500
|mayor = Yves Delcor<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=6 June 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
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|mayor = Jean-François Denis
|term = 2001&ndash;2008
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|party = [[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|intercommunality =
|intercommunality =
|longitude = 2.4228
|coordinates = {{coord|42.6181|2.4228|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 42.6181
|elevation m = 357
|elevation m = 357
|elevation min m = 300
|elevation min m = 300
|elevation max m = 745
|elevation max m = 745
|area km2 = 10.87
|area km2 = 10.87
|population = 6620
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Prades''' ({{Lang-ca|Prada de Conflent}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] and a [[sub-prefecture]] of the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]]. It is the capital of the historical [[Conflent]] [[comarca]]. Its inhabitants are called ''Pradéens''/''Pradéennes'' in French, and ''Pradencs''/''Pradenques'' in Catalan.
'''Prades''' ({{IPA-fr|pʁad}}; {{Lang-ca|Prada de Conflent}} {{IPA-ca|ˈpɾaðə ðə kumˈflen|}}) is a [[Subprefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]] [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Southern France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM66149-prades INSEE commune file]</ref> In 2018, the [[Communes of France|commune]] had a population of 6,063. Prades is the capital of the historical [[Conflent]] [[comarca]]. Its inhabitants are called ''Pradéens'' and ''Pradéennes'' in French and ''Pradencs'' and ''Pradenques'' in Catalan. It is also the hometown of [[Jean Castex]], who served as [[Prime Minister of France]] from 2020 to 2022.


==Geography==
==Geography==
It is located in the [[Pyrenees Mountains]] next to the [[Canigó]] and [[Têt River]]. Its nearby towns include [[Codalet]], [[Eus]], [[Vinça]], [[Villefranche-de-Conflent]]
Prades is located in the [[canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes]] and in the [[arrondissement of Prades]], in the [[Pyrenees Mountains]] next to the [[Canigó]] and [[Têt River]]. Its nearby towns include [[Codalet]], [[Eus]], [[Vinça]] and [[Villefranche-de-Conflent]].


[[File:Map commune FR insee code 66149.png|thumb|center|300px|Map of Prades and its surrounding communes]]
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==Notable people==
Prades was the birthplace of [[Thomas Merton]] (1915–1968), a famous [[Trappist]] (or [[Cistercian]]) monk who spent most of his life at the [[Abbey of Gethsemani]] near [[Bardstown]], [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States]].


[[File:Prades,_vue_vers_le_nord.jpg|thumb|center|300px|The town of Prades (seen here from the south) is located on a terrace of the River Têt, about 20 metres above the current course of that river.<ref>[https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=2.423,42.618&z=0.000050&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS%281%29&permalink=yes Topographical map] ([[Géoportail]]).</ref>]]
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It was also the adopted home of [[cellist]] (Pablo) [[Pau Casals]] and [[Linguist|grammarian]] [[Pompeu Fabra]] during their exile from the [[Spanish Civil War]]. A small museum in Prades commemorates Casals.


== Politics and administration ==
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==Events==
=== Mayors ===
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The Prades Festival, which specialises in [[chamber music]], was begun in 1950, when eminent musicians were invited to play with Casals to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach.<ref>http://www.prades-festival-casals.com/uk/</ref> This followed a decade during which Casals had declined to play in public because of events in Spain. From the first festival, recordings of performances at Prades were released on the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] record label.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Mayor
! Term start
! Term end
|-
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|Jean-François Denis
|align=center|2001
|align=center|2008
|-
|[[Jean Castex]]
|align=center|2008
|align=center|2015
|}


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=== Twin towns ===
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The festival moved to Perpignan in 1951, but returned to Prades to the following year.
It was renamed the Pablo Casals Festival in 1982.

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* Universitat Catalana d'Estiu
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Every summer, since 1968, the [[Universitat Catalana d'Estiu]] (''Catalan Summer University'') is held at Prada de Conflent. It is an academic event which usually lasts ten days, open to everybody, where scholars, artists, and other personalities coming from all over the [[Catalan Countries]] lecture and discuss about a variety of topics of general interest.

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==Twin towns==
Prades is twinned with:
Prades is twinned with:
* [[Ripoll]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]
* [[Ripoll]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]
* [[Lousã]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Lousã]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Kitzingen]], [[Germany]]
* [[Kitzingen]], [[Germany]]

== Population and society ==
=== Demography ===

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 1
| percentages = pagr
| source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-66149#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = right
|1968 | 5937
|1975 | 6448
|1982 | 6100
|1990 | 6009
|1999 | 5800
|2007 | 6356
|2012 | 5851
|2017 | 6124
}}

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=== Events ===
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The Prades Festival, which specialises in [[chamber music]], was begun in 1950, when eminent musicians were invited to play with Casals to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prades-festival-casals.com/uk/ |title=Festival Pablo Casals |access-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130427184807/http://www.prades-festival-casals.com/uk/ |archive-date=2013-04-27 }}</ref> This followed a decade during which Casals had declined to play in public because of events in Spain. From the first festival, recordings of performances at Prades were released on the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] record label.

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The festival moved to Perpignan in 1951, but returned to Prades the following year. It was renamed the [[Pablo Casals Festival]] in 1982.

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;Universitat Catalana d'Estiu
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Every summer, since 1968, the [[Universitat Catalana d'Estiu]] (''Catalan Summer University'') is held at Prada de Conflent. It is an academic event which usually lasts ten days, open to everybody, where scholars, artists, and other personalities coming from all over the [[Catalan Countries]] lecture and discuss about a variety of topics of general interest.

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==Notable people==
* [[Wilfred the Hairy]] (died 13 August 897), 9th-century Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besalú and Ausona – born in Prades
* [[Francés de Corteta]], nobleman and poet
* [[Pierre Nicolas Camille Jacquelin du Val]] (1828–1862), entomologist – born in Prades
* [[Thomas Merton]] (1915–1968), [[trappist]] monk – born in Prades

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Prades was also the adopted home of [[cellist]] [[Pablo Casals]] and [[Linguist|grammarian]] [[Pompeu Fabra]] during their exile from the [[Spanish Civil War]]. A small museum in Prades commemorates Casals.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
* [http://www.insee.fr/fr/methodes/nomenclatures/cog/fichecommunale.asp?codedep=66&codecom=149 INSEE commune file]
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


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Prades
Prada de Conflent
Subprefecture and commune
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms of Prades
Coat of arms
Location of Prades
Map
Prades is located in France
Prades
Prades
Prades is located in Occitanie
Prades
Prades
Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 2°25′22″E / 42.6181°N 2.4228°E / 42.6181; 2.4228
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Delcor[1] (DVD)
Area
1
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,124
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66149 /66500
Elevation300–745 m (984–2,444 ft)
(avg. 357 m or 1,171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prades (French pronunciation: [pʁad]; Catalan: Prada de Conflent [ˈpɾaðə ðə kumˈflen]) is a subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of Southern France.[3] In 2018, the commune had a population of 6,063. Prades is the capital of the historical Conflent comarca. Its inhabitants are called Pradéens and Pradéennes in French and Pradencs and Pradenques in Catalan. It is also the hometown of Jean Castex, who served as Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022.

Geography

Prades is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades, in the Pyrenees Mountains next to the Canigó and Têt River. Its nearby towns include Codalet, Eus, Vinça and Villefranche-de-Conflent.

Map of Prades and its surrounding communes
The town of Prades (seen here from the south) is located on a terrace of the River Têt, about 20 metres above the current course of that river.[4]

Politics and administration

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Jean-François Denis 2001 2008
Jean Castex 2008 2015

Twin towns

Prades is twinned with:

Population and society

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,937—    
1975 6,448+1.19%
1982 6,100−0.79%
1990 6,009−0.19%
1999 5,800−0.39%
2007 6,356+1.15%
2012 5,851−1.64%
2017 6,124+0.92%
Source: INSEE[5]

Events

The Prades Festival, which specialises in chamber music, was begun in 1950, when eminent musicians were invited to play with Casals to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach.[6] This followed a decade during which Casals had declined to play in public because of events in Spain. From the first festival, recordings of performances at Prades were released on the Columbia record label.

The festival moved to Perpignan in 1951, but returned to Prades the following year. It was renamed the Pablo Casals Festival in 1982.

Universitat Catalana d'Estiu

Every summer, since 1968, the Universitat Catalana d'Estiu (Catalan Summer University) is held at Prada de Conflent. It is an academic event which usually lasts ten days, open to everybody, where scholars, artists, and other personalities coming from all over the Catalan Countries lecture and discuss about a variety of topics of general interest.

Notable people

Prades was also the adopted home of cellist Pablo Casals and grammarian Pompeu Fabra during their exile from the Spanish Civil War. A small museum in Prades commemorates Casals.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Topographical map (Géoportail).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Festival Pablo Casals". Archived from the original on 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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