Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes | |
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![]() A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes | |
Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Pallares[1] |
Area 1 | 87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 554 |
• Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66005 /66760 |
Elevation | 1,235–2,886 m (4,052–9,469 ft) (avg. 1,380 m or 4,530 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡustʁin vilnœv de.z‿ɛskald] ; Catalan: Angostrina i Vilanova de les Escaldes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Localisation
[edit]Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
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Government and politics
[edit]Mayors
[edit]Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Louis Clerc | 1973 | 1989 |
Jacques de Maury | 1989 | 1995 |
Hélène Josende | 1995 | 2020 |
Christian Pallares | 2020 | incumbent |
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 505 | — |
1975 | 573 | +1.82% |
1982 | 556 | −0.43% |
1990 | 600 | +0.96% |
1999 | 549 | −0.98% |
2007 | 637 | +1.88% |
2012 | 691 | +1.64% |
2017 | 608 | −2.53% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Sites of interest
[edit]- Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, romanesque (12th c.).
- Saint-Martin d'Envalls chapel, romanesque.
- Saint-Assiscle et Sainte-Victoire de Villeneuve-des-Escaldes church, romanesque.
- The new Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, built in the 19th century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE