Fontpédrouse

Fontpédrouse Fontpedrosa
Commune
The church in Fontpédrouse
Location of Fontpédrouse
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Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Calvet[1]
Area ^1	64.35 km^2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	120
• Density	1.9/km^2 (4.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66080 /66360
Elevation	880–2,865 m (2,887–9,400 ft) (avg. 1,062 m or 3,484 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontpédrouse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃pedʁuz] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Fontpédrouse-Saint-Thomas-les-Bains station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Map of Fontpédrouse and its surrounding communes

History

On June 26, 1822 (202 years ago) (1822-06-26), the commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas was merged into Fontpédrouse.[3]

In December 1932, parts of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas were destroyed because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	188	—
1975	147	−3.45%
1982	108	−4.31%
1990	138	+3.11%
1999	123	−1.27%
2007	123	+0.00%
2012	133	+1.58%
2017	123	−1.55%
Source: INSEE[5]

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. (in French) 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, Pluies diluviennes en décembre 1932, 3 February 2014
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE