Formiguères

Formiguères
Commune
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères

Coat of arms
Formiguères
Location within Occitanie region
Formiguères
Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality Capcir Haut-Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Yves Baso
Area1 46.88 km2 (18.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 456
  Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 66082 /66210
Elevation 1,428–2,808 m (4,685–9,213 ft)
(avg. 1,500 m or 4,900 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.

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

Its inhabitants are called Formiguérois.

Geography

Formiguères is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Formiguères and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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