Espira-de-Conflent

Espira-de-Conflent Espirà de Conflent (Catalan)
Commune
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Espira-de-Conflent
Coat of arms
Location of Espira-de-Conflent
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Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 2°29′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Conflent Canigó
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Paillès[1]
Area ^1	6.03 km^2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	202
• Density	33/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66070 /66320
Elevation	260–767 m (853–2,516 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Espira-de-Conflent (French pronunciation: [ɛspiʁa də kɔ̃flɑ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Espira of Conflent; Catalan: Espirà de Conflent) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Espira-de-Conflent is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Espira-de-Conflent and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	162	—
1975	121	−4.08%
1982	124	+0.35%
1990	132	+0.78%
1999	125	−0.60%
2006	175	+4.92%
2007	178	+1.71%
2011	167	−1.58%
2012	169	+1.20%
2015	171	+0.39%
2016	171	+0.00%
2017	168	−1.75%
2018	168	+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Espiranois(es).

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE