Nahuja
Commune in Occitania, France
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Nahuja (French pronunciation: [na.yʒa] ⓘ; Catalan: Naüja) is a small village in the Cerdanya which is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is only 8 km far from the Spanish border in Puigcerdà. Its closest neighbour towns are Osséja and Sainte-Léocadie.
Nahuja
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An aerial view of Nahuja | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nahuja | |
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| Coordinates: 42°25′33″N 1°59′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francine Majoral[1] |
Area 1 | 5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 74 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66120 /66340 |
| Elevation | 1,196–1,888 m (3,924–6,194 ft) (avg. 1,350 m or 4,430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Nahuja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 48 | — |
| 1975 | 37 | −3.65% |
| 1982 | 45 | +2.84% |
| 1990 | 43 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 63 | +4.34% |
| 2007 | 69 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 66 | −0.89% |
| 2017 | 76 | +2.86% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
