Corbère

Corbère Corbera del Castell
Commune
Corbère-d'en-Haut in the early 20th century
Coat of arms
Location of Corbère
Corbère Show map of France Corbère Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°39′14″N 2°39′41″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	La Vallée de la Têt
Intercommunality	Roussillon Conflent
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Silvestre[1]
Area ^1	7.25 km^2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	778
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66055 /66130
Elevation	130–523 m (427–1,716 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbère (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Corbera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Corbère is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Corbère and its surrounding communes

History

The hamlet of Corbère-les-Cabanes starts growing in population from the 16th century and on. In the 19th century, the territory is still part of the commune of Corbère. Yet, thinking it is now big enough, its people ask to become an independent commune from Corbère. This is finally done on May 14, 1856.[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	471	—
1975	421	−1.59%
1982	420	−0.03%
1990	442	+0.64%
1999	543	+2.31%
2007	603	+1.32%
2012	717	+3.52%
2017	733	+0.44%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• France

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
4. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Création de Corbère-les-Cabanes en 1856, 14 May 2015
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE