Laroque-des-Albères

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Laroque-des-Albères
Coat of arms
Location of Laroque-des-Albères
Map
(2020–2026) Christian Nauté[1]Area
1
20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
2,219 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
66093 /66740
Elevation42–1,245 m (138–4,085 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laroque-des-Albères (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk de.z‿albɛʁ] ; Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.

Geography

Localisation

Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Laroque-des-Albères and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Laroque-des-Albères
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Palau-del-Vidre
Villelongue-dels-Monts
Laroque-des-Albères
Sorède
L'Albère La Jonquera (Spain)

Government and politics

Mayors

Signature of the former mayor Joseph Pujas on 8 June 1815
Signature of the new mayor François Vilar on 8 June 1815
Mayor[4] Term start Term end
François Olibo 1792 1796
Jean Poch 1796 1800
Joseph Gaspa 1800 1802
Joseph Pujas 1802 8 June 1815[5]
François Vilar[5] 8 June 1815 ?
Joseph Pujas ? 1816
Joseph Malzach 1816 1827
Hyacinthe Carboneill 1827 1830
François Barate 1830 1831
Jacques Montoriol 1831 1831
Martin Fourcade 1831 1834
Blaise Roger 1834 1837
Jean Montoriol 1837 1840
Hyacinthe Carboneill 1840 1841
Jean Oursoul 1841 1846
Paul Vilar 1846 1848
Jean Chaubet 1848 1848
Pierre Vilar 1848 1850
Joseph Chaubet 1850 1854
Paul Vilar 1854 1854
Joseph Montoriol 1854 1855
Louis Malzach 1855 1857
Raymond Vassal 1857 1860
Jacques Cisque 1860 1862
Pierre Vilar 1862 1869
Louis Malzach 1869 1970
Théophile Vilar 1870 1871
Martin Durand 1871 1874
Joseph Malzach 1874 1876
Théophile Vilar 1876 1876
Joseph Molins 1876 1879
Joseph Cantuern 1879 1881
Jean Caurignac 1881 1882
Hyacinthe Oursol 1882 1882
Baptiste Pagès 1882 1888
Théophile Vilar 1888 1893
Pierre Vilar 1893 1904
Michel Bosch 1904 1910
Joseph Cantuern 1910 1913
Louis Solé 1913 1928
Joseph Carboneill 1928 1941
Étienne Courp 1941 1944
Louis Solé 1944 1959
François Domenjo 1959 1965
Fernand Soler 1965 1983
Sébastien Martinez 1983 1989
Pierre Romengas 1989 March 1995
Maryse Armada March 1995 March 2008
Jean-Pierre Bagate March 2008 September 2008 (resigned)
Christian Nauté October 2008

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 831—    
1975 984+2.44%
1982 1,126+1.94%
1990 1,508+3.72%
1999 1,909+2.65%
2007 1,968+0.38%
2012 2,148+1.77%
2017 2,112−0.34%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sites of interest

  • General view of the village
    General view of the village
  • The village seen from the castle
    The village seen from the castle
  • The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
    The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
  • The tower of the castle (view northwest)
    The tower of the castle (view northwest)
  • The parish church
    The parish church
  • Bell gable
    Bell gable
  • Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
    Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
  • The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
    The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
  • Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
    Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
  • The chapel Saint-Sébastien
    The chapel Saint-Sébastien

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ List from MairesGenWeb, except for François Vilar
  5. ^ a b Cardenas, Fabricio (21 February 2014). "Laroque-des-Albères, 8 juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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