Oms, Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune in Occitania, France
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Oms (French pronunciation: [ɔms] ⓘ; Catalan: Oms) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Oms | |
|---|---|
The parish church of Saint-Jean, in Oms | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Oms | |
  Oms  Oms | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′42″N 2°41′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Gericault[1] |
Area 1 | 18.53 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 364 |
| • Density | 19.6/km2 (50.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66126 /66400 |
| Elevation | 180–611 m (591–2,005 ft) (avg. 496 m or 1,627 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Oms is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 160 | — |
| 1975 | 165 | +0.44% |
| 1982 | 225 | +4.53% |
| 1990 | 228 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 268 | +1.81% |
| 2007 | 275 | +0.32% |
| 2012 | 326 | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 333 | +0.43% |
| 2023 | 364 | +1.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
