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Fontpédrouse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃pedʁuz] (listen); Catalan: Fontpedrosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Fontpédrouse Fontpedrosa
Commune
The church in Fontpédrouse
Location of Fontpédrouse
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Coordinates: 42°30′46″N 2°10′51″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Calvet
Area 1	64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	117
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66080 /66360
Elevation	880–2,865 m (2,887–9,400 ft) (avg. 1,062 m or 3,484 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fontpédrouse is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Fontpédrouse-Saint-Thomas-les-Bains station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

History

On June 26, 1822 (200 years ago) (1822-06-26), the commune of Prats-Saint-Thomas was merged into Fontpédrouse.[2]

In December 1932, parts of the hamlets of Prats-Saint-Thomas were destroyed because of heavy rains which caused several landslides.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	188	—
1975	147	−3.45%
1982	108	−4.31%
1990	138	+3.11%
1999	123	−1.27%
2007	123	+0.00%
2012	133	+1.58%
2017	123	−1.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

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Fontpédrouse ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 117 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Pyrénées-Orientales in der Region Okzitanien. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Prades und zum Kanton Les Pyrénées catalanes.

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