L'Albère (; ) is a
commune in the
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 ...
department in southern
France
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Geography
Localisation
L'Albère is located in the
canton of Vallespir-Albères The Canton of Vallespir-Albères is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was created including 8 communes from the canton of Céret ...
and in the
arrondissement of Céret
The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department ( Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 134,629 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The commune ...
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Toponymy
The name of L'Albère is clearly issued from the
Albera Massif in which it is located. Although always plural in French (''Albères'') concerning the mountain range, the name remains singular through the ages (''L'Albère'') for the commune. On the contrary, in Catalan, the name has always been singular for both the mountain (''Serra de l'Albera'') and the place (''L'Albera'').
History
Early settlements of population grew near the two primitive churches: Saint Martin, already named in 844 (''cella Sancti Martini de Monte Furcato'') and Saint John, known since 1089 (''ecclesiae Sancti Ioannis de Albera''). The hamlets of Saint Martin and Saint John both still exist nowadays, each with its church.
Government and politics
Canton
In 1790, the commune of L'Albère is included into the
canton of Argelès, then part of the Céret district. It is moved to the
canton of Laroque in 1793 and back to the canton of Argelès in 1801, before being finally included in the
canton of Céret in 1947. Following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, L'Albère is now part of the
canton of Vallespir-Albères The Canton of Vallespir-Albères is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was created including 8 communes from the canton of Céret ...
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[''Légifrance'']
Décret n°2014-262 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales.
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Mayors
Population and society
Demography
Education
There is no school in L'Albère. The nearest is in Le Perthus
Le Perthus (, , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Natives of Le Perthus are called ''Perthusiens'' and, in 2021, there were 560 inhabitants.
Le Perthus is also on ...
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Events
* Patronal feast : 5 August.
* Communal feast : 2nd Sunday of August.
Health
There are no doctors in L'Albère. The nearest are in Le Perthus
Le Perthus (, , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Natives of Le Perthus are called ''Perthusiens'' and, in 2021, there were 560 inhabitants.
Le Perthus is also on ...
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Sports
L'Albère has several climbing sites.
Sites of interest
* Balma de Na Cristiana : a large dolmen.
* Saint-John Church
* Saint-Martin Church
* Saint-Christopher chapel
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
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