The arrondissement of Prades is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'' ...

of France in the

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean ...

department ( Northern Catalonia) in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. It has 123 communes. Its population is 59,828 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Prades, and their INSEE codes, are: # Les Angles (66004) # Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (66005) # Ansignan (66006) # Arboussols (66007) # Ayguatébia-Talau (66010) #

Baillestavy Baillestavy (; ca, Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Baillestavy is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Hydrography Baille ...

(66013) # Bélesta (66019) # Bolquère (66020) # Boule-d'Amont (66022) # Bouleternère (66023) #

Bourg-Madame Bourg-Madame (; ca, La Guingueta d'Ix) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. ...

(66025) # La Cabanasse (66027) # Campôme (66034) # Campoussy (66035) #

Canaveilles Canaveilles (; ca, Canavelles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Canaveilles is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Olette-Canaveilles-les- ...

(66036) # Caramany (66039) # Casefabre (66040) # Casteil (66043) #

Catllar Catllar (; ca, Catllà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Catllar is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Government and ...

(66045) # Caudiès-de-Conflent (66047) # Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes (66046) # Clara-Villerach (66051) # Codalet (66052) # Conat (66054) # Corbère (66055) # Corbère-les-Cabanes (66056) # Corneilla-de-Conflent (66057) # Corneilla-la-Rivière (66058) # Dorres (66062) # Égat (66064) # Enveitg (66066) # Err (66067) # Escaro (66068) #

Espira-de-Conflent Espira-de-Conflent (; ca, Espirà de Conflent) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Espira-de-Conflent is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. ...

(66070) # Estavar (66072) #

Estoher Estoher (; ca, Estoer) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Estoher is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Commune ...

(66073) #

Eus Eus ( in both French and Catalan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localization Eus is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population ...

(66074) # Eyne (66075) # Feilluns (66076) # Fenouillet (66077) # Fillols (66078) #

Finestret Finestret () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Finestret is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orien ...

(66079) # Fontpédrouse (66080) # Fontrabiouse (66081) # Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (66124) #

Formiguères Formiguères (; ca, Formiguera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Departmen ...

(66082) # Fosse (66083) # Fuilla (66085) #

Glorianes Glorianes () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Glorianes is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orient ...

(66086) # Ille-sur-Têt (66088) # Joch (66089) # Jujols (66090) # Lansac (66092) # Latour-de-Carol (66095) # Latour-de-France (66096) # Lesquerde (66097) # La Llagonne (66098) # Llo (66100) # Mantet (66102) # Marquixanes (66103) #

Los Masos Los Masos ( ca, Els Masos, Los Masos) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.Matemale (66105) # Maury (66107) # Millas (66108) #

Molitg-les-Bains Molitg-les-Bains ( ca, Molig) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department ( ...

(66109) # Montalba-le-Château (66111) #

Mont-Louis Mont-Louis (; or ''el Vilar d'Ovansa'') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Mont-Louis is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Mont-Louis-La Caban ...

(66117) #

Mosset Mosset () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divis ...

(66119) # Nahuja (66120) # Néfiach (66121) # Nohèdes (66122) # Nyer (66123) # Olette (66125) #

Oreilla Oreilla (; ca, Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. History Oreilla is the commune o ...

(66128) # Osséja (66130) # Palau-de-Cerdagne (66132) # Pézilla-de-Conflent (66139) #

Planès Planès () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Planès is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Planès station has rail connections to Villefr ...

(66142) # Planèzes (66143) # Porta (66146) # Porté-Puymorens (66147) # Prades (66149) # Prats-de-Sournia (66151) # Prugnanes (66152) # Prunet-et-Belpuig (66153) # Puyvalador (66154) # Py (66155) #

Rabouillet Rabouillet () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative d ...

(66156) #

Railleu Railleu (; ca, Ralleu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Railleu is in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Py ...

(66157) # Rasiguères (66158) # Réal (66159) # Ria-Sirach (66161) #

Rigarda Rigarda (; ca, Rigardà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Rigarda is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Or ...

(66162) #

Rodès Rodès (; oc, Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orien ...

(66165) # Sahorre (66166) # Saillagouse (66167) # Saint-Arnac (66169) # Sainte-Léocadie (66181) # Saint-Féliu-d'Amont (66173) #

Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet (; before 2014: ''Saint-Martin''; Languedocien: ''Sant Martin d'Endalens'')Saint-Michel-de-Llotes (66185) # Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (66187) # Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats (66188) # Sansa (66191) # Sauto (66192) # Serdinya (66193) # Souanyas (66197) # Sournia (66198) # Tarerach (66201) # Targasonne (66202) # Taurinya (66204) # Thuès-Entre-Valls (66209) # Trévillach (66215) # Trilla (66216) # Ur (66218) # Urbanya (66219) # Valcebollère (66220) # Valmanya (66221) # Vernet-les-Bains (66222) # Villefranche-de-Conflent (66223) #

Vinça Vinça (; ca, Vinçà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Vinça is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population Transport The N116 road passes ...

(66230) #

Vira Vira may refer to: Places *Vira, Ariège, a commune in the Ariège department, France *Vira (Gambarogno), a municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland *Vira, Kutch, a village in Kutch district of Gujarat, India *Vira, Pyrénées-Orientales ...

(66232) #

Le Vivier Le Vivier (; oc, Lo Vivièr; ca, El Viver) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Le Vivier is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population ...

(66234)

History

The arrondissement of Prades was created in 1800.Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
/ref> In January 2017 it gained 23 communes from the

arrondissement of Perpignan An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'' ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Prades were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
INSEE #

# Olette # Prades # Saillagouse # Sournia #

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