Fontpédrouse
Commune in Occitania, France
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Fontpédrouse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃pedʁuz] ⓘ; Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Fontpédrouse
Fontpedrosa | |
|---|---|
The church in Fontpédrouse | |
 Location of Fontpédrouse | |
  Fontpédrouse Location within France  Fontpédrouse Location within Occitanie | |
| 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 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 125 |
| • Density | 1.94/km2 (5.03/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
History
On June 26, 1822, 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
| 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% |
| 2023 | 125 | +0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
