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Les Angles (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl] (listen); Catalan: Els Angles, Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ˈaŋɡləs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
Les Angles in winter
Location of Les Angles
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Coordinates: 42°34′42″N 2°04′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées catalanes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Poudade
Area 1	43.20 km2 (16.68 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	553
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66004 /66210
Elevation	1,531–2,808 m (5,023–9,213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles.[2]

Geography

Localisation

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

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Christian Blanc	2001	2014
Michel Poudade	2014

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	255	—
1968	277	+8.6%
1975	351	+26.7%
1982	475	+35.3%
1990	528	+11.2%
1999	590	+11.7%
2007	565	−4.2%
2009	564	−0.2%

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

• Activities in Les Angles

External links

• Official site

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