Les Angles, Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Les Angles (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl] ; Catalan: Els Angles, Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ˈaŋɡləs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Les Angles
Els Angles | |
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 Les Angles in winter | |
Location of Les Angles  | |
  Les Angles  Les Angles | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′42″N 2°04′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Poudade[1] |
| Area 1 | 43.20 km2 (16.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 539 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66004 /66210 |
| Elevation | 1,531–2,808 m (5,023–9,213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles.[3]
Localisation
Les Angles is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Blanc | 2001 | 2014 |
| Michel Poudade | 2014 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 277 | — |
| 1975 | 351 | +3.44% |
| 1982 | 475 | +4.42% |
| 1990 | 528 | +1.33% |
| 1999 | 590 | +1.24% |
| 2007 | 565 | −0.54% |
| 2012 | 541 | −0.86% |
| 2017 | 547 | +0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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