Caramany
Caramany
Carmanh or Caramanh | |
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 A view of the village from the rock of Bade | |
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  Caramany | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′07″N 2°15′26″E / 42.7353°N 02.2571°ECoordinates: 42°44′07″N 2°15′26″E / 42.7353°N 02.2571°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Agly Fenouillèdes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Lemoine[1] |
| Area 1 | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 144 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carmagnols, Carmagnoles |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66039 /66720 |
| Elevation | 129–765 m (423–2,510 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
| Website | Mairie de Caramany |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Caramany (French pronunciation: [kaʁamani] (
listen); Occitan: Caramanh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography[]
Localisation[]
Caramany is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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Caramany
Toponymy[]
- Attested forms
The name of Caramany first appears in 1212 as Karamay. It is then seen in 1242 as Karamanho,[3] in 1261 as Caramain,[4] in 1304 as Caramayn and finally in 1395 as Caramany.[5] On the 18th century Cassini map, the name is written in French as Caramaing. Both Caramany and Caramaing are used throughout the 19th century.[6]
The Occitan name is Caramanh in the modern day spelling of Languedocien dialect. But although the town is part of Fenouillèdes, an Occitan speaking-zone, today's name has kept the Catalan spelling, in use since medieval times.[5]
- Etymology
The name Caramany is a compound of ker, pre-indoeuropean for stone, and magnus, Latin for big, meaning as a whole big stone. This type of name was often applied to a place with an important castle on a mountain, or an impressive mountain itself.[7]
Government and politics[]
Mayors[]
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Clément Caillens | 1947 | 1971 |
| Eloi Tresseres | 1971 | 1982 |
| Edgard Ubert | 1982 | 2001 |
| Ange Léon | 2001 | 2014 |
| Bernard Caillens | 2014 | 2020 |
| Christian Lemoine | 2020 | incumbent |
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 293 | — |
| 1975 | 241 | −2.75% |
| 1982 | 216 | −1.55% |
| 1990 | 170 | −2.95% |
| 1999 | 165 | −0.33% |
| 2007 | 140 | −2.03% |
| 2012 | 146 | +0.84% |
| 2017 | 150 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (in French) Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
- ^ Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France (1990-1998)
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in French) Lluís Basseda, Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord, t. 1, Prades, Revista Terra Nostra, 1990
- ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Devenir maire à la place du maire à Caramany en 1815, 1 February 2015
- ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, 1979
- ^ Association Pari du lac de Caramany, Liste des maires de Caramany, 24 October 2009
- ^ Village de Caramany, annuaire-mairie.fr, accessed 18 May 2021
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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