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Cassagnes, Pyrénées-Orientales
Cassagnes (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Cassagnes is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. 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 Fenouillèdes {{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] |
Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
The Perpinyà Metròpolis Mediterrani is the ''communauté urbaine'', an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, city of Perpinyà. It is located in the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department, in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie regions of France, region, southern France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous ''communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée''. Its area is 628.6 km2. Its population was 268,445 in 2018, of which 119,188 in Perpignan proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022. Composition Perpinyà Metròpolis Mediterrani consists of the following 36 communes:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the departments of Ariège (department), Ariège to the northwest and Aude to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east and the Spanish province of Girona in Catalonia to the south and the country of Andorra to the west. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish exclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain. In 2019, it had a population of 479,979.Populations légales 2019: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales INSEE Some parts of the Pyrénées-Orientales (like the Cerdagne) are part of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of La Vallée De L'Agly
The canton of La Vallée de l'Agly 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 Rivesaltes. It consists of the following communes: # Ansignan # Arboussols # Bélesta #Campoussy # Caramany #Camps-sur-l'Agly # Cases-de-Pène # Cassagnes # Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes # Espira-de-l'Agly # Estagel # Feilluns # Fenouillet # Fosse # Lansac # Latour-de-France # Lesquerde # Maury # Montner # Opoul-Périllos # Pézilla-de-Conflent # Planèzes # Prats-de-Sournia # Prugnanes # Rabouillet # Rasiguères # Rivesaltes # Saint-Arnac # Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet # Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet #Salses-le-Château Salses-le-Château (; ; ) or just Salses is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. Geography Salses-le-Château is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Perpignan
The arrondissement of Perpignan is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 39 communes. Its population is 292,142 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Perpignan, and their INSEE codes, are: # Baho (66012) # Baixas (66014) # Le Barcarès (66017) # Bompas (66021) # Cabestany (66028) # Calce (66030) # Canet-en-Roussillon (66037) # Canohès (66038) # Cases-de-Pène (66041) # Cassagnes (66042) # Claira (66050) # Espira-de-l'Agly (66069) # Estagel (66071) # Llupia (66101) # Montner (66118) # Opoul-Périllos (66127) # Perpignan (66136) # Peyrestortes (66138) # Pézilla-la-Rivière (66140) # Pia (66141) # Pollestres (66144) # Ponteilla (66145) # Rivesaltes (66164) # Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (66182) # Saint-Estève (66172) # Saint-Féliu-d'Avall (66174) # Saint-Hippolyte (66176) # Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (66180) # Saint-Nazaire (66186) # Sale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Commune FR Insee Code 66042
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen. Some maps change interactively. Although maps are commonly used to depict geographic elements, they may represent any space, real or fictional. The subject being mapped may be two-dimensional such as Earth's surface, three-dimensional such as Earth's interior, or from an abstract space of any dimension. Maps of geographic territory have a very long tradition and have existed from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'of the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a flat representation of Earth's surface. History Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasiguères
Rasiguères (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Rasiguères is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It gained particular recognition in 1981 when the pianist, Dame Moura Lympany, who lived in the village, established the Festival of Music and Wine which ran successfully for several years. Population Sites of interest * A fine cave cooperative, Cellier de Trémoine * A fortified tower from the 15th c. with remaining parts of ramparts. * An old bridge from the 16th and 17th c. on the river Tournefort. * The ruins of the Trémoine family castle with walls from the 13th c. and a tower from the 16th and 17th c. * Ruins of the Castellas tower from the 12th and 13th c. * The Saint John the Baptist Church from the 18th and 19th c. Fabricio CardenasVieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Quête insistante du curé de Rasiguères en 1887 '' 11 June 2015 * Remains o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planèzes
Planèzes (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Planèzes is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Planèzes is part of the Fenouillèdes. Toponymy In occitan, the name of the commune is ''Planeses''. 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 ... External links Planèzes References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Fenouillèdes {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour-de-France
Latour-de-France (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Latour de France is situated by the original frontier between France and Catalonia. Its military significance ended with the Treaty of the Pyrenees peace between Louis XIV of France and Philip IV of Spain that ended the Franco-Spanish War of 1648–59 but is still evinced in street names such as place de l’hôpital and place d’Armes. This village of approximately 1,000 inhabitants has its own Appellation Contrôlée associated with the forward-looking cave co-operative, a garage, pharmacy, post office, primary school, bakers, two restaurant / bars, a small grocery store and a blacksmith. There are two tennis courts, a skate park (new in 2018), a children's playground, and several locations used by petanque enthusiasts. At its perimeter, there is a mix of ancient and modern while the old central village is a labyrinth of narrow streets. Thirty years ago, in common with many vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caramany
Caramany (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Localisation Caramany is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Toponymy ;Attested forms The name of Caramany first appears in 1212 as ''Karamay''. It is then seen in 1242 as ''Karamanho'', in 1261 as ''Caramain'', in 1304 as ''Caramayn'' and finally in 1395 as ''Caramany''. Lluís Basseda, Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord, t. 1, Prades, Revista Terra Nostra, 1990 On the 18th century Cassini map, the name is written in French as ''Caramaing''. Both ''Caramany'' and ''Caramaing'' are used throughout the 19th century. L'année est 1430, l'endroit est la Principauté de Karamanoğulları. Karamanoğulları Bey İbrahim Bey a quatre fils. L'aîné est Kasım Bey et le plus jeune est Osman Bey. Kasım Bey est très ami avec Cem Sultan. Après la mort de Mehmet II, les princes Cem Sulta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
