Ille-sur-Têt (;

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: ''Illa'' or ''Illa de Tet'') is a

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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 Sea. ...

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in southern

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inhabitants Domicile is relevant to an individual's "personal law," which includes the law that governs a person's status and their property. It is independent of a person's nationality. Although a domicile may change from time to time, a person has only one ...

are called ''Illois''.

Geography

The commune is situated in the Ribéral region along the route nationale 116 and is crossed by the river Têt (in the north), as well as by its tributary, the Boulès (in the south). It is one of the gateways to the

Fenouillèdes Fenouillèdes (; oc, Fenolhedés/Fenolheda; ca, Fenolledès/Fenolleda) is a French comarca and a traditional Occitan-speaking area in the ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (''Sant Pa ...

region (towards

Montalba-le-Château Montalba-le-Château (; oc, Montalban del Castèlh; ca, Montalbà del Castell) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Montalba-le-Château is located in the canton of La Vallée de ...

or Bélesta). Ille-sur-Têt is located in the

canton of La Vallée de la Têt The canton of La Vallée de la Têt is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Soler. It co ...

and in the

arrondissement of Prades The arrondissement of Prades is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 123 communes. Its population is 59,828 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of ...

Population

Sites of interest

* The 17th century Saint-Étienne Church * The 12th century Sainte-Marie de la Rodona Church * The 17th century

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Saint-Jacques d'Ille-sur-Tet (''Hospici d'Illa'' in

) * The geological site of the Orgues d'Ille-sur-Têt, 10–12 m tall hoodoosOrgues pliocènes d'Ille-sur-Têt
Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel

Notable people

* Jean Bardou (1799-1852), industrialist, born in Ille-sur-Têt. * Charles Dupuy (1851-1923), died in Ille-sur-Têt in 1923,

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under Presidents Sadi Carnot,

Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (; 8 November 1847 – 11 March 1907) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1894 to 1895. Biography He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier, the grandson of Casimir Pierr ...

Félix Faure Félix François Faure (; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was the President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for ...

and

Émile Loubet Émile François Loubet (; 30 December 183820 December 1929) was the 45th Prime Minister of France from February to December 1892 and later President of France from 1899 to 1906. Trained in law, he became mayor of Montélimar, where he was not ...

. * Joseph-Sébastien Pons (1886-1962), poet, born and dead in Ille-sur-Têt. * Xavier de Gaulle (1887-1955), civil engineer (mines), Second World War ''résistant''. Arrested but released as a veteran, the

Vichy regime Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its ter ...

sent him to Ille-sur-Têt as a tax inspector but he remained under police surveillance. He fled to Switzerland where in 1944 he was made Consul Général de France, a post he held until 1953. * Pierre Fouché (1891-1967), died in Ille-sur-Têt, linguist. *

Jean Galia Jean Galia (born 20 March 1905 in Ille-sur-Têt, Pyrénées-Orientales, died 17 January 1949 in Toulouse) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer and champion boxer. He is credited with establishing the sport of rugby league in Fra ...

(1905-1949), born in Ille-sur-Têt,

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and

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player. * Louis Amade (1915–1992), born in Ille-sur-Têt, writer, songwriter for

Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud (, 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release t ...

and

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

among others. * Paul Blanc (1937-), former

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for Pyrénées-Orientales and mayor of

Sournia Sournia (; ca, Sornià; oc, Sornhan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. Its inhabitants are known as Sourniannais. Geography Sournia is a town of the Fenouillèdes, the langu ...

, born in Ille-sur-Têt. *

Paul Loridant Paul Loridant (22 April 1948 – 22 December 2020) was a French politician. A member of the Citizen and Republican Movement, he served as a French Senator for Essonne, a General Councillor for the Canton of Les Ulis, and the Mayor of Les Ulis. ...

(1948-), born in Ille-sur-Têt,

for

Essonne Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.Prosper Mérimée Prosper Mérimée (; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and a ...

's short story '' La Vénus d'Ille'' takes place in Ille-sur-Têt.

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