Llupia

Llupia (French pronunciation: [jypja] (listen); Catalan: Llupià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Llupia

Llupià
Commune
A general view of Llupia
Coat of arms
Location of Llupia
Llupia
Llupia
Coordinates: 42°37′18″N 2°46′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Rigall
Area
1
6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,943
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66101 /66300
Elevation88–140 m (289–459 ft)
(avg. 104 m or 341 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Llupia is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Llupia and its surrounding communes

Toponymy

The historical name in Catalan is Llupià.

Government and politics
Town hall in Llupia
Ruins of the hamlet "Vilarmila", near Llupia, France, Romanesque church (11th ctry.) "Sainte-Marie de Vilarmila" in the background.

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Roger Rigall 2001

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 282—    
1975 399+5.08%
1982 931+12.87%
1990 1,253+3.78%
1999 1,734+3.68%
2007 1,820+0.61%
2012 1,960+1.49%
2017 1,943−0.17%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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