Fontpédrouse

Fontpédrouse
Fontpedrosa

The church in Fontpédrouse
Fontpédrouse

Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E / 42.5128°N 2.1808°E / 42.5128; 2.1808Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E / 42.5128°N 2.1808°E / 42.5128; 2.1808
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Mont-Louis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Arlette Bigorre
Area1 64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 123
 • Density 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66080 / 66360
Elevation 880–2,865 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.

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

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

Geography

Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Mont-Louis 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.[1]

Part of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas are destroyed in december 1932 because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[2]

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ (French) Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  2. ↑ (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 february 2014
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