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La Llagonne

Coordinates: 42°31′38″N 2°07′18″E / 42.5272°N 2.1217°E / 42.5272; 2.1217
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La Llagonne
La Llaguna
An aerial view of La Llagonne
An aerial view of La Llagonne
Coat of arms of La Llagonne
Location of La Llagonne
Map
La Llagonne is located in France
La Llagonne
La Llagonne
La Llagonne is located in Occitanie
La Llagonne
La Llagonne
Coordinates: 42°31′38″N 2°07′18″E / 42.5272°N 2.1217°E / 42.5272; 2.1217
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Astruch[1]
Area
1
23.09 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
218
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66098 /66210
Elevation1,546–2,196 m (5,072–7,205 ft)
(avg. 1,657 m or 5,436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Llagonne (French: [la jagɔn] ; Catalan: La Llaguna) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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La Llagonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of La Llagonne and its surrounding communes

History

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First time skiing in the Pyrénées happened on January 29, 1901 at La Llagonne.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 164—    
1975 138−2.44%
1982 214+6.47%
1990 243+1.60%
1999 263+0.88%
2007 274+0.51%
2012 238−2.78%
2017 219−1.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. ^ Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE