Arboussols

Arboussols, Arboçols
Commune
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Arboussols, Arboçols Location within Occitanie region Arboussols, Arboçols
Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E / 42.6644°N 2.4861°E / 42.6644; 2.4861Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E / 42.6644°N 2.4861°E / 42.6644; 2.4861
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Vinça Canigou
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Étienne Surjus
Area1	14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	109
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66007 /66320
Elevation	242–1,004 m (794–3,294 ft) (avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arboussols (Catalan: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Arboussols is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Arboussols and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Population

Sites of interest

• The church of Saint Saviour in Arboussols ;
• The church of Saint Eulalia in Arboussols ;
• The medieval hamlet of Marcevol ;
• The priory of Marcevol ;
• The church of Our Lady of the Stairs in Marcevol ;
• The half-dolmen de la Llosa del Cortal dels Polls.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

• INSEE

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