Fontpédrouse

Fontpédrouse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃pedʁuz] (listen); Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Fontpédrouse

Fontpedrosa
Commune
The church in Fontpédrouse
Location of Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse
Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Calvet
Area
1
64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
123
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/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.

Geography

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

Map of Fontpédrouse and its surrounding communes

History

The commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas is merged into Fontpédrouse on 26 June 1822.[2]

Part of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas are destroyed in December 1932 because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[3]

Population
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[4]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  3. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 february 2014
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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