Arboussols

Arboussols (French pronunciation: [aʁbusɔls] (listen); Catalan: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Arboussols, Arboçols
Commune
View of Arboussols
Location of Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols
Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fernand Cabeza
Area
1
14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
124
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66007 /66320
Elevation242–1,004 m (794–3,294 ft)
(avg. 593 m or 1,946 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

Arboussols is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Arboussols and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Éloi Aubert 1983 1989
Jean-Claude Delseny 2001 2014
Étienne Surjus 2014

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793137—    
1800146+6.6%
1806139−4.8%
1821153+10.1%
1831198+29.4%
1836225+13.6%
1841219−2.7%
1846227+3.7%
1851205−9.7%
1856198−3.4%
1861186−6.1%
1866179−3.8%
1872212+18.4%
1876229+8.0%
1881229+0.0%
1886191−16.6%
1891220+15.2%
1896207−5.9%
YearPop.±%
1901202−2.4%
1906202+0.0%
1911189−6.4%
1921147−22.2%
1926143−2.7%
1931133−7.0%
1936138+3.8%
1946113−18.1%
1954129+14.2%
1962125−3.1%
1968104−16.8%
197585−18.3%
198281−4.7%
199079−2.5%
199995+20.3%
2006101+6.3%
2009104+3.0%

Sites of interest
  • The church of Saint Saviour in Arboussols ;
  • The church of Saint Eulalia in Arboussols ;
  • The medieval hamlet of Marcevol ;
  • The priory of Marcevol ;
  • The church of Our Lady of the Stairs in Marcevol ;
  • The half-dolmen de la Llosa del Cortal dels Polls.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.