Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes

Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes

A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes

Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533
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)

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.

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

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Louis Clerc 1973 1989
Jacques de Maury 1989 1995
Hélène Josende 1995

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962494    
1968505+2.2%
1975573+13.5%
1982556−3.0%
1990600+7.9%
1999549−8.5%
2006667+21.5%
2009643−3.6%

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