Corneilla-del-Vercol

Corneilla-del-Vercol (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnɛja dɛl vɛʁkɔl] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Cornellà del Bercol) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Corneilla-del-Vercol Cornellà del Bèrcol
Commune
The village square in Corneilla-del-Vercol
Coat of arms
Location of Corneilla-del-Vercol
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Coordinates: 42°37′30″N 2°57′07″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	La Plaine d'Illibéris
Intercommunality	Sud Roussillon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Manas[1]
Area 1	5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,561
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66059 /66200
Elevation	9–28 m (30–92 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Corneilla-del-Vercol is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Corneilla-del-Vercol and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	633	—
1975	756	+2.57%
1982	965	+3.55%
1990	1,450	+5.22%
1999	1,505	+0.41%
2007	1,964	+3.38%
2012	2,176	+2.07%
2017	2,293	+1.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola (1920-2011), equestrian born in Corneilla-del-Vercol.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE