Souanyas
Commune in Occitania, France
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Souanyas (French pronunciation: [swaɲas] ⓘ; Catalan: Soanyes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Souanyas
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A general view of Souanyas | |
 Location of Souanyas | |
  Souanyas Location within France  Souanyas Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′02″N 2°16′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Bobe[1] |
Area 1 | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 29 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66197 /66360 |
| Elevation | 580–1,103 m (1,903–3,619 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Souanyas is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 63 | — |
| 1975 | 47 | −4.10% |
| 1982 | 41 | −1.93% |
| 1990 | 45 | +1.17% |
| 1999 | 27 | −5.52% |
| 2007 | 36 | +3.66% |
| 2012 | 44 | +4.10% |
| 2017 | 37 | −3.41% |
| 2023 | 29 | −3.98% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
