Nahuja

Nahuja (French pronunciation: [na.yʒa] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Naüja) is a small village in the Cerdanya which is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is only 8 km far from the Spanish border in Puigcerdà. Its closest neighbour towns are Osséja and Sainte-Léocadie.

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Commune
An aerial view of Nahuja
Coat of arms
Location of Nahuj
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Coordinates: 42°25′33″N 1°59′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francine Majoral[1]
Area 1	5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	75
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66120 /66340
Elevation	1,196–1,888 m (3,924–6,194 ft) (avg. 1,350 m or 4,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Nahuja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Nahuja and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	48	—
1975	37	−3.65%
1982	45	+2.84%
1990	43	−0.57%
1999	63	+4.34%
2007	69	+1.14%
2012	66	−0.89%
2017	76	+2.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Hiking around Nahuja