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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes

Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533
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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
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A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in France
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in Occitanie
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Pallares[1]
Area
1
87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
554
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66005 /66760
Elevation1,235–2,886 m (4,052–9,469 ft)
(avg. 1,380 m or 4,530 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡustʁin vilnœv de.z‿ɛskald] ; Catalan: Angostrina i Vilanova de les Escaldes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

Geography

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Localisation

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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

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Mayors

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Mayor Term start Term end
Louis Clerc 1973 1989
Jacques de Maury 1989 1995
Hélène Josende 1995 2020
Christian Pallares 2020 incumbent

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 505—    
1975 573+1.82%
1982 556−0.43%
1990 600+0.96%
1999 549−0.98%
2007 637+1.88%
2012 691+1.64%
2017 608−2.53%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites of interest

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  • Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, romanesque (12th c.).
  • Saint-Martin d'Envalls chapel, romanesque.
  • Saint-Assiscle et Sainte-Victoire de Villeneuve-des-Escaldes church, romanesque.
  • The new Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, built in the 19th century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE