Estagel

Estagel Estagell
Commune
The clock tower in Estagel
Coat of arms
Estagel Location within Occitanie region Estagel
Coordinates: 42°46′24″N 2°41′58″E / 42.7733°N 2.6994°E / 42.7733; 2.6994Coordinates: 42°46′24″N 2°41′58″E / 42.7733°N 2.6994°E / 42.7733; 2.6994
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Roger Ferrer
Area1	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	2,041
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66071 /66310
Elevation	58–325 m (190–1,066 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 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.

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

Geography

Localisation

Estagel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Estagel and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

Notable people

• François Arago (1786-1853), scientist and politician.
• Jacques Arago (1790-1855), writer, artist and explorer.
• Joseph Gaudérique Aymerich (1858-1937), military officer and colonial administrator.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

• INSEE

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