Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune in Occitania, France
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Ur (French: [yʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Ur, [ur]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Ur | |
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The church of Saint-Martin, in Ur | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ur | |
  Ur Location within France  Ur Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′46″N 1°56′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Gantou[1] |
Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 382 |
| • Density | 56.3/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66218 /66760 |
| Elevation | 1,155–1,540 m (3,789–5,052 ft) (avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
The name of the village is attested in the form Hur as early as 839 AD, and is of pre-Indo-European origin, coming from the Ur-Or-Ar root - quite common in the Pyrenees - which designates a place where there is a spring or a river; the pre-Celtic root *Ur- still means "water" in Basque. Despite local folklore, there is no known relation to the city-state of Ur which is mentioned in the Bible.
Geography
Ur is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Ur-Les Escaldes station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 256 | — |
| 1975 | 272 | +0.87% |
| 1982 | 260 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 269 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 308 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 332 | +0.94% |
| 2012 | 353 | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 363 | +0.56% |
| 2023 | 382 | +0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
