Les Angles, Pyrénées-Orientales

Les Angles (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl] ; Catalan: Els Angles, Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ˈaŋɡləs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Les Angles
Els Angles
Les Angles in winter
Les Angles in winter
Location of Les Angles
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Les Angles is located in France
Les Angles
Les Angles
Les Angles is located in Occitanie
Les Angles
Les Angles
Coordinates: 42°34′42″N 2°04′30″E / 42.5783°N 2.075°E / 42.5783; 2.075
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Poudade[1]
Area
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43.20 km2 (16.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
539
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66004 /66210
Elevation1,531–2,808 m (5,023–9,213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles.[3]

Geography

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Localisation

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Les Angles is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

 
Map of Les Angles and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

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Mayors

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Mayor Term start Term end
Christian Blanc 2001 2014
Michel Poudade 2014
 
The Lac d'Aude, near the source of the river of the same name, in the commune of Les Angles.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 277—    
1975 351+3.44%
1982 475+4.42%
1990 528+1.33%
1999 590+1.24%
2007 565−0.54%
2012 541−0.86%
2017 547+0.22%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. ^ "A Plague on You". www.anglophone-direct.com. 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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