Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
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A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°ECoordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Saillagouse |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Hélène Josende |
| Area1 | 87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 691 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66005 / 66760 |
| Elevation |
1,235–2,886 m (4,052–9,469 ft) (avg. 1,380 m or 4,530 ft) |
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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. | |
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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (Catalan: Angostrina i Vilanova de les Escaldes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in the canton of Saillagouse and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
| Mérens-les-Vals (Ariège) |
Orlu (Ariège) |
Formiguères, Les Angles | |
| Porté-Puymorens, Dorres |
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Bolquère | |
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| Ur | Llívia (Spain) | Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, Targassonne |
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Louis Clerc | 1973 | 1989 |
| Jacques de Maury | 1989 | 1995 |
| Hélène Josende | 1995 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 494 | — |
| 1968 | 505 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 573 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 556 | −3.0% |
| 1990 | 600 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 549 | −8.5% |
| 2006 | 667 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 643 | −3.6% |
Sites of interest
- Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, romanesque (12th c.).
- Saint-Martin d'Envalls chapel, romanesque.
- Saint-Assiscle et Sainte-Victoire de Villeneuve-des-Escaldes church, romanesque.
- The new Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, built in the 19th century.
See also
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References
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