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Laroque-des-Albères (; ) is a commune in the INSEE commune file
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Vue de Laroque-des-Alberes.JPG, General view of the village
Laroque-vue-du-chateau.jpg, The village seen from the castle
Laroque Chateau(1).jpg, The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
Laroque tour.jpg, The tower of the castle (view northwest)
Eglise_Laroque-des-Alberes.JPG, The parish church
Laroque Église Saint-Félix bell gable.jpg, Bell gable
Laroque Église Saint-Félix portal.jpg, Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
Laroque Notre-Dame de Tanya.jpg, The chapel ''Notre-Dame de Tanya''
Roca-Vella.JPG, Ruins of the chapel ''Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella''
Laroque saint sebastien.jpg, The chapel ''Saint-Sébastien''
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. ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southern France./ref> It is part of the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.
Geography
Localisation
Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Government and politics
Mayors
Population
Sites of interest
*The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples ofincastellamento Encastellation (sometimes castellation, which can also mean crenellation) is the process whereby the feudal kingdoms of Europe became dotted with castles, from which local lords could dominate the countryside of their fiefs and their neighbours', an ...
in the area.
*Puig Neulós
Puig Neulós (french: Pic du Néoulous) is the highest mountain of Albera Range, an eastern prolongation of the Pyrenees in Catalonia, between France and Spain. It has an elevation of 1,256 metres above sea level.
There are some antennas on the su ...
See also
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales departmentReferences
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub