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Rasiguères (; ; ) is a commune in the
Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Quête insistante du curé de Rasiguères en 1887 ''
11 June 2015 * Remains of an old church near the Tournefort bridge. * Various old stone sheds in the vineyards.
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
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 Atlan ...
.
Geography
Localisation
Rasiguères is in thecanton 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 ...
and in the 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 commun ...
. It gained particular recognition in 1981 when the pianist, Dame Moura Lympany
Dame Moura Lympany DBE (18 August 191628 March 2005) was an English concert pianist.
Biography
She was born as Mary Gertrude Johnstone at Saltash, Cornwall. Her father was an army officer who had served in World War I and her mother origina ...
, 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 oframpart
Rampart may refer to:
* Rampart (fortification), a defensive wall or bank around a castle, fort or settlement
Rampart may also refer to:
* LAPD Rampart Division, a division of the Los Angeles Police Department
** Rampart scandal, a blanket ter ...
s.
* 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 of an old church near the Tournefort bridge. * Various old stone sheds in the vineyards.
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