Aytua
The chapel in Aytua
Aytua (Catalan: Aituà) is a former commune in Pyrénées-Orientales (France).
Geography[]
Aytua is located east of the commune of Escaro and northwest of , another former commune.
History[]
Originally independent, since 20 March 1822, it is linked with Escaro.[1]
Politics and administration[]
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Seal of Aytua (1815)
Mayors[]
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
---|---|---|
Joseph Parent Raulet[2] | ? | June 1815 |
Sébastien Parent[2] | June 1815 | ? |
Sites of interest[]
- Saint-Christine chapel, from the 16th century.
Notes[]
- ^ Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
- ^ a b (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Aytua, le 16 juin 1815, 17 january 2014
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Coordinates: 42°32′22″N 2°19′57″E / 42.53944°N 2.33250°E
Categories:
- Former communes of Pyrénées-Orientales
- Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs