Urbanya
Urbanya
Orbanyà | |
|---|---|
 Urbanya at the bottom of the valley | |
Location of Urbanya | |
  Urbanya  Urbanya | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′23″N 2°18′20″E / 42.6397°N 2.3056°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Servat[1] |
Area 1 | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 45 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66219 /66500 |
| Elevation | 720–1,765 m (2,362–5,791 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urbanya (French pronunciation: [yʁbaɲa] ⓘ; Catalan: Orbanyà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Geography
Urbanya is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.[3]
History
Urbanya is mentioned for the first time on 16 June 1186, as being owned by the lord of Conat, on an act signed by Guillem-Bernard de Paracols, husband of Blanche de Conat.[4]
In September 1907, a rain and hailstorm falls on Urbanya, damaging and sometimes destroying the roads and bridges, as well with several houses.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14 | — |
| 1975 | 28 | +10.41% |
| 1982 | 26 | −1.05% |
| 1990 | 33 | +3.02% |
| 1999 | 28 | −1.81% |
| 2007 | 57 | +9.29% |
| 2012 | 9 | −30.87% |
| 2017 | 55 | +43.62% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Commune d'Urbanya (66219), INSEE
- ^ (in French) Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
- ^ Cardenas, Fabricio (9 August 2014). "Déluge à Urbanya en 1907". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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