Vinça

Vinça
Vinçà

Vinça, the lake of Vinça and the Canigou

Coat of arms
Vinça

Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 2°31′46″E / 42.6461°N 2.5294°E / 42.6461; 2.5294Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 2°31′46″E / 42.6461°N 2.5294°E / 42.6461; 2.5294
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Vinça
Intercommunality Vinça Canigou
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Dragué
Area1 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,666
  Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66230 / 66320
Elevation 199–364 m (653–1,194 ft)
(avg. 262 m or 860 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.

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

Geography

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

Map of Vinça and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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