Ayguatébia-Talau

Ayguatébia-Talau (French pronunciation: ​[ɛjɡatebja.talo]; Catalan: Aiguatèbia i Talau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Ayguatébia-Talau

Aiguatèbia i Talau
Commune
A general view of Ayguatébia-Talau
Coat of arms
Location of Ayguatébia-Talau
Ayguatébia-Talau
Ayguatébia-Talau
Coordinates: 42°34′26″N 2°11′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityCC Pyrénées Catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Georges Vicens
Area
1
29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
38
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66010 /66360
Elevation720–2,030 m (2,360–6,660 ft)
(avg. 1,365 m or 4,478 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

Ayguatébia-Talau is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Ayguatébia-Talau and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Toponymy
Attested forms

The name of Ayguatébia appears in 958 as Aqua tebeda, immediately followed in 959 by Aquatepida. Villa Aque tepida is used during the 11th century and Aiguetevia is found in 1392. From the 17th century and on, the common forms are Aiguetebia and Ayguatebia. The modern spelling in Catalan is Aiguatèbia, but the traditional spelling, Ayguatèbia, should be preferred.[2]

The name of Talau appears in 874 as Villa Talatio and in 876 as Talacho. Talazo, Talaz and Talaxo are used during the 10th century. Talau appears in the 13th century and is used since.[2]

Etymology

The name of Ayguatébia comes from the Latin aqua tebeda, meaning lukewarm water, in relation with warm springs found in Ayguatébia.[2]

The name of Talau comes from a pre-Latin radical, Tal or Tala, meaning a small plateau found above a cliff or a hill, which corresponds to the situation of the village of Talau, located above the valley of the Cabrils river.[2]

History

Ayguatébia-Talau is a town created on January 1, 1983 by uniting the towns of Ayguatébia and Talau.[3]

Government and politics
The town hall in Ayguatebia

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Lucien Mitjaville 1983 2011
Marc Rousset 2011 2012
Lucien Mitjaville 2012 2014
Georges Vicens 2014

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793490—    
1800500+2.0%
1806511+2.2%
1821550+7.6%
1831516−6.2%
1836556+7.8%
1841527−5.2%
1846526−0.2%
1851551+4.8%
1856537−2.5%
1861554+3.2%
1866547−1.3%
1872519−5.1%
1876525+1.2%
1881509−3.0%
1886506−0.6%
1891454−10.3%
1896448−1.3%
1901441−1.6%
1906431−2.3%
1911391−9.3%
1921305−22.0%
1926244−20.0%
1931208−14.8%
1936181−13.0%
1946123−32.0%
195495−22.8%
196284−11.6%
196832−61.9%
197523−28.1%
198221−8.7%
199045+114.3%
199946+2.2%
200745−2.2%
200945+0.0%

Architecture
  • Saint-Felix and Saint-Armengol church in Ayguatébia
  • Saint-Stephen church in Talau
  • Saint-Michael of the Plans church

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Lluís Basseda, Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord, t. 1, Prades, Revista Terra Nostra, 1990
  3. Insee



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