Targasonne
Commune in Occitania, France
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Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] ⓘ; Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[3]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.
Targasonne
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| Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice de Gerona[1] |
Area 1 | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 201 |
| • Density | 25.8/km2 (66.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66202 /66120 |
| Elevation | 1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft) (avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.
Geography
Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades very close to the Spanish border and the exclave of Llívia. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix 61 kilometres to the northwest, and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the east.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 71 | — |
| 1975 | 65 | −1.25% |
| 1982 | 93 | +5.25% |
| 1990 | 133 | +4.57% |
| 1999 | 203 | +4.81% |
| 2007 | 200 | −0.19% |
| 2012 | 193 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 184 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
