Urbanya

Urbanya

Urbanya at the bottom of the valley
Urbanya

Coordinates: 42°38′23″N 2°18′20″E / 42.6397°N 2.3056°E / 42.6397; 2.3056Coordinates: 42°38′23″N 2°18′20″E / 42.6397°N 2.3056°E / 42.6397; 2.3056
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Prades
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul Sangla
Area1 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 28
 • Density 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66219 / 66500
Elevation 720–1,765 m (2,362–5,791 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 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.

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

Geography

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

Map of Urbanya and its surrounding communes

History

Urbanya is mentioned for the first time on 16 June 1186, as being owned by the lord of Conat, on a act signed by Guillem-Bernard de Paracols, husband of Blanche de Conat.[1]

In september 1907, a rain and hailstorm falls on Urbanya, damaging and sometimes destroying the roads and bridges, as well with several houses.[2]

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ (French) Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
  2. ↑ (French) Cardenas, Fabricio (9 August 2014). "Déluge à Urbanya en 1907". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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