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Ayguatébia-Talau
Ayguatébia-Talau (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Location Ayguatébia-Talau is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. 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 cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Pyrénées-Orientales Department
The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan language, Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French language, French) by a significant minority of the population. The Catalan names of communes are taken from the ''Enciclopèdia catalana'' and are intended for comparison with the official French names: they do not indicate the current or former linguistic status of the commune. List of intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Communauté urbaine Perpignan Médit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caudiès-de-Conflent
Caudiès-de-Conflent (, literally ''Caudiès of Conflent''; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Caudiès-de-Conflent is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Les Pyrénées Catalanes
The canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes 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 Prades. List of communes It consists of the following 62 communes: # Les Angles # Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes # Ayguatébia-Talau # Bolquère # Bourg-Madame #La Cabanasse # Campôme # Canaveilles # Catllar # Caudiès-de-Conflent # Clara-Villerach # Codalet # Conat #Dorres # Égat # Enveitg # Err # Escaro # Estavar # Eus # Eyne # Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via # Fontpédrouse # Fontrabiouse # Formiguères # Jujols # Latour-de-Carol # La Llagonne # Llo # Los Masos # Matemale # Molitg-les-Bains # Mont-Louis # Mosset # Nahuja # Nohèdes # Nyer # Olette # Oreilla # Osséja # Palau-de-Cerdagne #Planès Planès () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Planès is located in the canton of Les Py ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 60,536 (2021), 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 (66013) # Bélesta (66019) # Bolquère (66020) # Boule-d'Amont (66022) # Bouleternère (66023) # Bourg-Madame (66025) # La Cabanasse (66027) # Campôme (66034) # Campoussy (66035) # Canaveilles (66036) # Caramany (66039) # Casefabre (66040) # Casteil (66043) # Catllar (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 (6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canaveilles
Canaveilles (; ) 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-Bains station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadripoint
A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct political territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners (other), Four Corners. Several examples exist throughout the world that use other names. Usage The word ''quadripoint'' does not appear in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' or ''Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster Online'', though it has been used since 1964 by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State, and appears in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', as well as in the ''The World Factbook, World Factbook'' articles on Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, dating as far back as 1990. History An early instance of four political divisions meeting at a point is the Four Shire Stone in Moreton-in-Marsh, England (attested in the Domesday Book, 1086, and mentioned since 969 if not 772); until 1931, it was the meeting poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Ermengol
Saint Ermengol (also ''Armengol'' or ''Armengod'') or Hermengaudius was the bishop of Urgell from 1010 until his death in 1035. Possibly born in the village of Ayguatébia, he was the son of Bernat I, viscount of Conflent, and his wife Guisla de Lluçià, and also nephew and successor to bishop Sal·la, as well as member of the ruling dynasty of the county of Conflent.''The Bishop Builds a Bridge: Sanctity and Power in the Medieval Pyrenees'', Jeffrey A. Bowman, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 88, No. 1 (Jan., 2002), 1-3. By 1002 Ermengol reached the post of archdeacon, and the following year, the bishop of Urgell, Sal·la, had the arrangements made for Ermengol to succeed him. Ermengol began his episcopate by reforming the cathedral canons along the lines of the life of Saint Augustine, as well as granting them lands in the shires of Vallespir, Cerdanya, and Alt Urgell. In 1012 he travelled to Rome for an audience with pope Benedict VIII, who confirmed the possessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauto, Pyrénées-Orientales
Sauto (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is reached by the TER Occitanie, which serves the station of Gare de Sauto. Geography Sauto is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Sautonins or Saltunats. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Llagonne
La Llagonne (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography La Llagonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. History First time skiing in the Pyrénées happened on January 29, 1901 at La Llagonne. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olette
Olette (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Its village of Évol is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Geography Olette is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Olette-Canaveilles-les-Bains station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol. Demography See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... * Saint-André d'Évol Church References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Plus Beaux Villages de France {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
