Fenouillet, Pyrénées-Orientales

Fenouillet (French pronunciation: [fənujɛ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Fenollet; Occitan: Fenolhet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Fenouillet Fenolhet (oc) - Fenollet (cat)
Commune
Fenouillet and the Castel Sabarda
Coat of arms
Location of Fenouillet
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Coordinates: 42°47′36″N 2°22′52″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Agly Fenouillèdes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Raynaud[1]
Area 1	18.76 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	96
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66077 /66220
Elevation	373–1,208 m (1,224–3,963 ft) (avg. 444 m or 1,457 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fenouillet is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fenouillet and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	56	—
1975	45	−3.08%
1982	67	+5.85%
1990	76	+1.59%
1999	66	−1.56%
2007	84	+3.06%
2012	84	+0.00%
2017	89	+1.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

• The Château Vicomtal Saint-Pierre de Fenouillet is a ruined 11th century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department