La Llagonne

La Llagonne
La Llaguna

An aerial view of La Llagonne

Coat of arms
La Llagonne

Coordinates: 42°31′38″N 2°07′18″E / 42.5272°N 2.1217°E / 42.5272; 2.1217Coordinates: 42°31′38″N 2°07′18″E / 42.5272°N 2.1217°E / 42.5272; 2.1217
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Mont-Louis
Intercommunality Capcir Haut-Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Pierre Astruch
Area1 23.09 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 263
  Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66098 / 66210
Elevation 1,546–2,196 m (5,072–7,205 ft)
(avg. 1,657 m or 5,436 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.

La Llagonne (Catalan: La Llaguna) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

La Llagonne is located in the canton of Mont-Louis and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of La Llagonne and its surrounding communes

History

First time skiing in the Pyrénées happened on January 29, 1901 at La Llagonne.[1]

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

  1. Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
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