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Fontpédrouse

Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E / 42.5128°N 2.1808°E / 42.5128; 2.1808
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Fontpédrouse
Fontpedrosa
The church in Fontpédrouse
The church in Fontpédrouse
Location of Fontpédrouse
Map
Fontpédrouse is located in France
Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse is located in Occitanie
Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E / 42.5128°N 2.1808°E / 42.5128; 2.1808
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Calvet[1]
Area
1
64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
120
 • Density1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66080 /66360
Elevation880–2,865 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 (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃pedʁuz] ; Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Fontpédrouse-Saint-Thomas-les-Bains station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Map of Fontpédrouse and its surrounding communes

History

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On June 26, 1822 (202 years ago) (1822-06-26), the commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas was merged into Fontpédrouse.[3]

In December 1932, parts of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas were destroyed because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 188—    
1975 147−3.45%
1982 108−4.31%
1990 138+3.11%
1999 123−1.27%
2007 123+0.00%
2012 133+1.58%
2017 123−1.55%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  4. ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 February 2014
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE