Escaro

Escaro (Catalan: Escaró) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Escaro

Escaró
A general view of Escaro
Location of Escaro
Escaro
Escaro
Coordinates: 42°32′19″N 2°18′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityConflent Canigó
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) André Ambrigot
Area
1
15.21 km2 (5.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
106
  Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66068 /66360
Elevation588–2,082 m (1,929–6,831 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

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

Map of Escaro and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

History

On 20 March 1822, the commune of Aytua is linked to Escaro.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 164    
1975 92−7.93%
1982 85−1.12%
1990 102+2.31%
1999 84−2.13%
2007 89+0.73%
2012 120+6.16%
2017 106−2.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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