Codalet
Commune in Occitania, France
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Codalet (French pronunciation: [kodalɛt] ⓘ, Catalan pronunciation: [kuðəˈlɛt]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Codalet | |
|---|---|
The Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa Abbey, in Codalet | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Codalet | |
  Codalet  Codalet | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 2°25′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Llanas[1] |
Area 1 | 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 350 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66052 /66500 |
| Elevation | 347–680 m (1,138–2,231 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is very small with only a few streets but has much character. There are no shops but there is a little park with a boules court and soccer goal as well as a river running through it. Codalet has an annual garage sale for the May Day celebrations which takes place in the Codalet square. There is also the annual Flama del Canigou festival in the Prades Park.[citation needed]
Geography
Localisation
Codalet is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 252 | — |
| 1975 | 316 | +3.29% |
| 1982 | 311 | −0.23% |
| 1990 | 329 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 359 | +0.97% |
| 2007 | 389 | +1.01% |
| 2012 | 360 | −1.54% |
| 2017 | 386 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa abbey is located on the territory of the commune.
