Osséja (French: [ɔseʒa] ; Catalan: Oceja [uˈseʒə]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. In 1972 it absorbed the former commune Valcebollère.[3]
Osséja
Oceja (Catalan) | |
|---|---|
 The Lake of Osséja | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Osséja  | |
  Osséja  Osséja | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′01″N 1°58′54″E / 42.4169°N 1.9817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Ciurana[1] |
Area 1 | 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,372 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66130 /66340 |
| Elevation | 1,187–2,192 m (3,894–7,192 ft) (avg. 1,247 m or 4,091 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editOsséja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Osséja station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,082 | — |
| 1975 | 1,134 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 1,279 | +1.73% |
| 1990 | 1,274 | −0.05% |
| 1999 | 1,282 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 1,480 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 1,400 | −1.11% |
| 2017 | 1,330 | −1.02% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0131, 6 June 1972, p. 5668.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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