Rigarda

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

Rigarda

Rigardà
Location of Rigarda
Rigarda
Rigarda
Coordinates: 42°37′33″N 2°32′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityVinça Canigou
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Josse
Area
1
3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
641
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66162 /66320
Elevation250–650 m (820–2,130 ft)
(avg. 298 m or 978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Rigarda is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rigarda and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 137    
1975 135−0.21%
1982 144+0.93%
1990 164+1.64%
1999 219+3.27%
2007 320+4.85%
2012 577+12.51%
2017 641+2.13%
Source: INSEE[2]

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