Estavar
Commune in Occitania, France
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Estavar (French pronunciation: [ɛstavaʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Estavar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Estavar | |
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The town hall in Estavar | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Estavar | |
  Estavar  Estavar | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′17″N 1°59′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Leygue[1] |
Area 1 | 9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 443 |
| • Density | 47.9/km2 (124/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66072 /66800 |
| Elevation | 1,200–1,659 m (3,937–5,443 ft) (avg. 1,293 m or 4,242 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Estavar is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Estavar station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 178 | — |
| 1975 | 206 | +2.11% |
| 1982 | 281 | +4.54% |
| 1990 | 358 | +3.07% |
| 1999 | 409 | +1.49% |
| 2007 | 470 | +1.75% |
| 2012 | 408 | −2.79% |
| 2017 | 472 | +2.96% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
