Latour-de-Carol
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latour-de-Carol (French pronunciation: [latuʁ də kaʁɔl] ; Catalan: La Tor de Querol) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Latour-de-Carol
La Tor de Querol | |
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Coordinates: 42°27′57″N 1°53′23″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Cécile Houyau[1] |
Area 1 | 12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 461 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66095 /66760 |
Elevation | 1,209–2,080 m (3,967–6,824 ft) (avg. 1,248 m or 4,094 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Latour-de-Carol is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
The village's main claim to fame is as the site of the international railway station, Gare de Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg (Catalan: La Tor de Querol-Enveig). This station is the terminus of three lines, each with different gauges:
As the French and Spanish tracks are different gauges, no trains run the whole way from Toulouse to Barcelona. Passengers have to change trains, which are however no longer scheduled to offer direct connections. Occasional freight-trains cross the border and are worked to Puigcerda, where freight is transferred. The double-track line to Puigcerda consists of two separate tracks with different gauges and electrified at different currents.
European route E09 and part of the Route nationale 20 connect Latour-de-Carol with Bourg-Madame (near the border with Spain) and Foix.
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 359 | — |
1975 | 381 | +0.85% |
1982 | 390 | +0.33% |
1990 | 364 | −0.86% |
1999 | 367 | +0.09% |
2007 | 401 | +1.11% |
2012 | 416 | +0.74% |
2017 | 424 | +0.38% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The first traces of habitation date from 600 BC. and are located on the site of the hamlet of Iravals.[5] The population moved from the 13th century around the hamlet of Latour-de-Carol, partly abandoning Iravals.
On 1 February 1837 the commune of Porta was created by detachment from Latour-de-Carol.[6]
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