Taurinya

For the French politician, see Andrée Taurinya.

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

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Commune
A general view of Taurinya
Coat of arms
Location of Taurinya
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Coordinates: 42°34′52″N 2°25′38″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Estela[1]
Area 1	14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	327
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66204 /66500
Elevation	478–2,784 m (1,568–9,134 ft) (avg. 584 m or 1,916 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Taurinya is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Taurinya and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	242	—
1975	225	−1.04%
1982	215	−0.65%
1990	248	+1.80%
1999	307	+2.40%
2007	318	+0.44%
2012	329	+0.68%
2017	336	+0.42%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department