Palau-de-Cerdagne

Not to be confused with Palau or Palau-del-Vidre.

Palau-de-Cerdagne (French pronunciation: [palo də sɛʁdaɲ] ^ⓘ, literally Palau of Cerdagne; Catalan: Palau de Cerdanya) is a commune in the eastern Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France).^[3]

Palau-de-Cerdagne Palau de Cerdanya
Commune
The town hall in Palau-de-Cerdagne
Coat of arms
Location of Palau-de-Cerdagne
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Coordinates: 42°25′00″N 1°58′02″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Surroque[1]
Area 1	11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	408
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66132 /66340
Elevation	1,151–2,203 m (3,776–7,228 ft) (avg. 1,270 m or 4,170 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The people of the town celebrate the Xicolatada, every year, on the 16th of August.

Geography

Palau-de-Cerdagne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Palau-de-Cerdagne and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	177	—
1975	237	+4.26%
1982	285	+2.67%
1990	275	−0.45%
1999	424	+4.93%
2007	516	+2.49%
2012	444	−2.96%
2017	408	−1.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department