Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes

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Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Commune
A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
A general view of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Location of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in France
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes
Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 1°57′12″E / 42.4786°N 1.9533°E / 42.4786; 1.9533
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Pallares
Area
1
87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
562
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66005 /66760
Elevation1,235–2,886 m (4,052–9,469 ft)
(avg. 1,380 m or 4,530 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡustʁin vilnœv de.z‿ɛskald] (About this soundlisten); Catalan: Angostrina i Vilanova de les Escaldes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[]

Localisation[]

Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes and its surrounding communes

Government and politics[]

Mayors[]

Mayor Term start Term end
Louis Clerc 1973 1989
Jacques de Maury 1989 1995
Hélène Josende 1995 2020
Christian Pallares 2020 incumbent

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962494—    
1968505+2.2%
1975573+13.5%
1982556−3.0%
1990600+7.9%
1999549−8.5%
2006667+21.5%
2009643−3.6%
2014710+10.4%

Sites of interest[]

  • Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, romanesque (12th c.).
  • Saint-Martin d'Envalls chapel, romanesque.
  • Saint-Assiscle et Sainte-Victoire de Villeneuve-des-Escaldes church, romanesque.
  • The new Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, built in the 19th century.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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