Ortaffa
Commune in Occitania, France
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Ortaffa (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtafa] ⓘ; Catalan: Ortafà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Ortaffa
Hortafà | |
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General view of the village. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ortaffa | |
  Ortaffa  Ortaffa | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′51″N 2°55′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Pla[1] |
Area 1 | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,980 |
| • Density | 233/km2 (604/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66129 /66560 |
| Elevation | 19–90 m (62–295 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Ortaffa is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 534 | — |
| 1975 | 606 | +1.82% |
| 1982 | 636 | +0.69% |
| 1990 | 803 | +2.96% |
| 1999 | 1,093 | +3.49% |
| 2007 | 1,285 | +2.04% |
| 2012 | 1,270 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 1,481 | +3.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
