Vingrau

Vingrau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Vingrau
Commune
A general view of Vingrau
Location of Vingrau
Vingrau
Vingrau
Coordinates: 42°50′56″N 2°46′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Philippe Camps
Area
1
32.12 km2 (12.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
606
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66231 /66600
Elevation119–575 m (390–1,886 ft)
(avg. 322 m or 1,056 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Vingrau is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Vingrau and its surrounding communes

History

The townhall of Vingrau was destroyed by a fire in 1935, with all the municipal archives, and causing the death of a local roadman.[2]

Population
Population 1962-2008
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Incendie de la mairie de Vingrau en 1935, 6 march 2014



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