Codalet

Codalet

The Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa Abbey, in Codalet

Coat of arms
Codalet

Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 2°25′02″E / 42.6111°N 2.4172°E / 42.6111; 2.4172Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 2°25′02″E / 42.6111°N 2.4172°E / 42.6111; 2.4172
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Prades
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Charles Corp
Area1 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 401
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66052 / 66500
Elevation 347–680 m (1,138–2,231 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Codalet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is very small with only a few streets but has much character. There are no shops but there is a little park with a boules court and soccer goal as well as a river running through it. Codalet has an annual garage sale for the May Day celebrations which takes place in the Codalet square. There is also the annual Flama del Canigou festival in the Prades Park.

Geography

Codalet is located in the canton of Prades and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Codalet and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

Sites of interest

Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa abbey is located on the territory of the commune.

See also

References

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