Égat
Commune in Occitania, France
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Égat (French pronunciation: [eɡat] ⓘ; Catalan: Èguet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Égat
Èguet | |
|---|---|
A general view of the village of Égat | |
 Location of Égat | |
  Égat  Égat | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′04″N 2°01′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Grau[1] |
Area 1 | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 435 |
| • Density | 97.3/km2 (252/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66064 /66120 |
| Elevation | 1,320–1,962 m (4,331–6,437 ft) (avg. 1,800 m or 5,900 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localisation
Égat is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 122 | — |
| 1975 | 202 | +7.47% |
| 1982 | 310 | +6.31% |
| 1990 | 419 | +3.84% |
| 1999 | 494 | +1.85% |
| 2007 | 459 | −0.91% |
| 2012 | 444 | −0.66% |
| 2017 | 438 | −0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
