Ayguatébia-Talau (; ca, Aiguatèbia i Talau) is a

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in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern

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.Commune d'Ayguatébia-Talau (66010)
INSEE Prior to 1983, It was known as Ayguatébia.

Geography

Location

Ayguatébia-Talau is located in the

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and in the

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Toponymy

;Attested forms The name of ''Ayguatébia'' appears in 958 as ''Aqua tebeda'', immediately followed in 959 by ''Aquatepida''. ''Villa Aque tepida'' is used during the 11th century and ''Aiguetevia'' is found in 1392. From the 17th century and on, the common forms are ''Aiguetebia'' and ''Ayguatebia''. The modern spelling in Catalan is ''Aiguatèbia'', but the traditional spelling, ''Ayguatèbia'', should be preferred. Lluís Basseda, Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord, t. 1, Prades, Revista Terra Nostra, 1990 The name of ''Talau'' appears in 874 as ''Villa Talatio'' and in 876 as ''Talacho''. ''Talazo'', ''Talaz'' and ''Talaxo'' are used during the 10th century. ''Talau'' appears in the 13th century and is used since. ;Etymology The name of ''Ayguatébia'' comes from the Latin ''aqua tebeda'', meaning ''lukewarm water'', in relation with warm springs found in Ayguatébia. The name of ''Talau'' comes from a pre-Latin radical, ''Tal'' or ''Tala'', meaning a small plateau found above a cliff or a hill, which corresponds to the situation of the village of Talau, located above the valley of the ''Cabrils river''.

History

The commune Ayguatébia-Talau was created on January 1, 1983, by uniting the former communes of Ayguatébia and Talau.

Government and politics

Mayors

Population

Architecture

* Saint-Felix and Saint-Armengol church in Ayguatébia * Saint-Stephen church in Talau * Saint-Michael of the Plans church

Notable people

Saint Ermengol Saint Ermengol (also ''Armengol'' or ''Armengod'') or Hermengaudius (died 1035) was the bishop of Urgell from 1010. Possibly born in the village of Ayguatébia, he was the son of Bernat I, viscount of Conflent, and of his wife Guisla de Lluçi� ...

(?–1035) was possibly born in Ayguatébia.

References

External links

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