Arboussols, Arboçols
View of Arboussols
View of Arboussols
Coat of arms of Arboussols, Arboçols
Location of Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols is located in France
Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols is located in Occitanie
Arboussols, Arboçols
Arboussols, Arboçols
Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E / 42.6644°N 2.4861°E / 42.6644; 2.4861
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Fernand Cabeza[1]
Area
1
14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
128
  Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66007 /66320
Elevation242–1,004 m (794–3,294 ft)
(avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arboussols (French pronunciation: [aʁbusɔls] ; Catalan: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Arboussols is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Arboussols and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Éloi Aubert 1983 1989
Jean-Claude Delseny 2001 2014
Étienne Surjus 2014

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 104    
1975 85−2.84%
1982 81−0.69%
1990 79−0.31%
1999 95+2.07%
2007 107+1.50%
2012 101−1.15%
2017 118+3.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

  • The church of Saint Saviour in Arboussols ;
  • The church of Saint Eulalia in Arboussols ;
  • The medieval hamlet of Marcevol ;
  • The priory of Marcevol ;
  • The church of Our Lady of the Stairs in Marcevol ;
  • The half-dolmen de la Llosa del Cortal dels Polls.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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