Arboussols
Arboussols (Catalan: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Vinça Canigou |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Étienne Surjus |
Area 1 | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 118 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66007 /66320 |
Elevation | 242–1,004 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
Neighbouring communes
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Éloi Aubert | 1983 | 1989 |
Jean-Claude Delseny | 2001 | 2014 |
Étienne Surjus | 2014 |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1793 | 137 | — |
1800 | 146 | +6.6% |
1806 | 139 | −4.8% |
1821 | 153 | +10.1% |
1831 | 198 | +29.4% |
1836 | 225 | +13.6% |
1841 | 219 | −2.7% |
1846 | 227 | +3.7% |
1851 | 205 | −9.7% |
1856 | 198 | −3.4% |
1861 | 186 | −6.1% |
1866 | 179 | −3.8% |
1872 | 212 | +18.4% |
1876 | 229 | +8.0% |
1881 | 229 | +0.0% |
1886 | 191 | −16.6% |
1891 | 220 | +15.2% |
1896 | 207 | −5.9% |
1901 | 202 | −2.4% |
1906 | 202 | +0.0% |
1911 | 189 | −6.4% |
1921 | 147 | −22.2% |
1926 | 143 | −2.7% |
1931 | 133 | −7.0% |
1936 | 138 | +3.8% |
1946 | 113 | −18.1% |
1954 | 129 | +14.2% |
1962 | 125 | −3.1% |
1968 | 104 | −16.8% |
1975 | 85 | −18.3% |
1982 | 81 | −4.7% |
1990 | 79 | −2.5% |
1999 | 95 | +20.3% |
2006 | 101 | +6.3% |
2009 | 104 | +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.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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