Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales

Ur (French pronunciation: ​[yːʁ]), Occitan: [yɾ] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

For the Biblical city, see Ur.
Ur
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Ur
Coat of arms
Location of Ur
Ur
Ur
Coordinates: 42°27′46″N 1°56′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Christian Ginestet
Area
1
6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
363
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66218 /66760
Elevation1,155–1,540 m (3,789–5,052 ft)
(avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

The name of the village is attested in the form Hur as early as 839 AD, and is of pre-Indo-European origin, coming from the Ur-Or-Ar root - quite common in the Pyrenees - which designates a place where there is a spring or a river; the pre-Celtic root *Ur- still means "water" in Basque. Despite local folklore, there is no known relation to the Biblical city-state of Ur.

Geography

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

Map of Ur and its surrounding communes

Population
Population 1962-2008

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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