Laroque-des-Albères
Laroque-des-Albères (Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 2°55′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
Intercommunality | Albères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Nauté |
Area 1 | 20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,112 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66093 /66740 |
Elevation | 42–1,245 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. |
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.
Neighbouring communes
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor[2] | Term start | Term end |
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François Olibo | 1792 | 1796 |
Jean Poch | 1796 | 1800 |
Joseph Gaspa | 1800 | 1802 |
Joseph Pujas | 1802 | 8 June 1815[3] |
François Vilar[3] | 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
Sites of interest
- The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples of incastellamento in the area.
- Puig Neulós
- General view of the village
- The village seen from the castle
- The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
- The tower of the castle (view northwest)
- The parish church
- Bell gable
- Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
- The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
- Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
- The chapel Saint-Sébastien
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- List from MairesGenWeb, except for François Vilar
- Cardenas, Fabricio (21 February 2014). "Laroque-des-Albères, 8 juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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