Villelongue-dels-Monts

Villelongue-dels-Monts (Catalan: Vilallonga dels Monts) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Villelongue-dels-Monts

Vilallonga dels Monts
Commune
A view within Villelongue-Dels-Monts
Coat of arms
Location of Villelongue-dels-Monts
Villelongue-dels-Monts
Villelongue-dels-Monts
Coordinates: 42°31′35″N 2°54′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityAlbères
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Nifosi[1]
Area
1
11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,706
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66225 /66740
Elevation36–1,030 m (118–3,379 ft)
(avg. 117 m or 384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants are called Villelonguais.

Geography

Villelongue-dels-Monts is located in the south of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, 33 km south of Perpignan, 18 km east from the Mediterranean Sea and 17 km from the Spanish border by Le Perthus, in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Its close neighbouring communities are : in the north Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Brouilla and Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines ; in the east Laroque-des-Albères ; in the south l'Albère and in the west Montesquieu-des-Albères.

With a surface of 1155 hectares, the territory is narrow and long (2 km from east to west and 8 km from north to south).[3]

Map of Villelongue-dels-Monts and its surrounding communes

History

Villelongue-dels-Monts is named after the peak above the village which means « Villelongue-du-Mont ». It was mentioned for the first time in 981. Eventually, the monastery of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines possessed a freehold on "Villalonga". The phrase "Castrum Sancti Christophori" appeared in 1095 to indicate the fortress constructed on the rocky peak.

Politics and administration

Mayors
Name Period
Raphaël Roque 1792–1794
Sauveur Vigo 1794–1797
Antoine Portes 1797–1800
Raphaël Roque 1800–1813
Joseph Guichet 1813–1815
Joseph Ribes 1815–1821
Joseph Guichet 1821–1831
Jean Guichet 1831–1835
Louis Galangau 1835–1842
Jean Guichet 1842–1846
Saturnin Blay 1846–1848
Jean Guichet 1848–1850
Pierre Badie 1850–1851
Saturnin Blay 1851–1856
François Durand 1856–1870
Jean-Baptiste Vigo 1870–1874
François Durand 1874–1876
Name Period
Jean-Baptiste Vigo 1876–1884
Jean Claret Guichet 1884–1888
Jean Cavaillé-Giralt 1888–1894
Pierre Cavaillé-Paris 1894–1896
Barthélemy Cavaillé 1896–1900
Louis Galangau-Jourda 1900–1907
Jean Boulet 1907–1914
Paul Portes 1914–1915
Jean Cavaillé 1915–1919
Jean Boulet 1919–1929
Antonin Monné 1929–1945
Julien Galangau 1945–1953
Robert Gazan 1953–1989
François Oms 1989–2001
Christian Nifosi 2001 -

Demography

The communal demography is marked by a certain stability between 1851 and 1975, fluctuating in a minimum of population of 408 in 1968 and a maximum of 533 in 1891, and alternating between the periods of growth and decline.

In 1975, Villelongue-dels-Monts began to grow. The population more than doubled in 30 years, from 513 inhabitants in 1975 to 1346 in 2006.

This growth is largely related to the growth of the metropolitan area of Perpignan.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 278—    
1800 261−0.90%
1806 389+6.88%
1821 463+1.17%
1831 487+0.51%
1836 475−0.50%
1841 461−0.60%
1846 496+1.47%
1851 521+0.99%
1856 495−1.02%
1861 440−2.33%
1866 454+0.63%
1872 450−0.15%
1876 470+1.09%
1881 514+1.81%
1886 505−0.35%
1891 533+1.09%
1896 520−0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 524+0.15%
1906 512−0.46%
1911 506−0.24%
1921 508+0.04%
1926 508+0.00%
1931 506−0.08%
1936 503−0.12%
1946 456−0.98%
1954 528+1.85%
1962 437−2.34%
1968 408−1.14%
1975 513+3.33%
1982 749+5.56%
1990 831+1.31%
1999 1,069+2.84%
2007 1,327+2.74%
2012 1,483+2.25%
2017 1,706+2.84%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sites of interest
  • Santa Maria del Vilar
  • Église Saint-Étienne

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Rapport de présentation - PLU de Villelongue dels Monts
  4. Données Cassini, EHESS
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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