Formiguères (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɡɛʁ] (listen); Catalan: Formiguera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Formiguères | |
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Commune | |
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Formiguères ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Petitqueux[1] |
Area 1 | 46.88 km2 (18.10 sq mi) |
Population | 505 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Its inhabitants are called Formiguérois.
Formiguères is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 370 | — |
1975 | 313 | −2.36% |
1982 | 312 | −0.05% |
1990 | 357 | +1.70% |
1999 | 434 | +2.19% |
2007 | 437 | +0.09% |
2012 | 422 | −0.70% |
2017 | 479 | +2.57% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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