Rodès

For other uses, see Rodes (disambiguation).

Rodès (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdɛs] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
A view within the village of Rodès
Coat of arms
Location of Rodès
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Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 2°33′44″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Roussillon Conflent
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Bianchini[1]
Area 1	18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	717
• Density	39.6/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66165 /66320
Elevation	172–771 m (564–2,530 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rodès and its surrounding communes

Guillera Gorge, Rodès. Here, the Têt river has carved a steep gorge in the granite of the Hercynian Millas pluton. The arch and other stone structures on the opposite side of the river formed part of a medieval canal which carried water to a palace in Perpignan.The arched structure top left was part of a large granite quarry (La Devesa) which operated in the first half of the 20th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	401	—
1975	340	−2.33%
1982	347	+0.29%
1990	407	+2.01%
1999	509	+2.52%
2007	597	+2.01%
2012	626	+0.95%
2017	619	−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Saint-Felix of Ropidera Church