Osséja (French pronunciation: [ɔseʒa] (listen); Catalan: Oceja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Osséja
Oceja | |
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Commune | |
The Lake of Osséja | |
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Coordinates: 42°25′01″N 1°58′54″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Ciurana[1] |
Area 1 | 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
Population | 1,350 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66130 /66340 |
Elevation | 1,187–2,192 m (3,894–7,192 ft) (avg. 1,247 m or 4,091 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Osséja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Osséja station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,082 | — |
1975 | 1,134 | +0.67% |
1982 | 1,279 | +1.73% |
1990 | 1,274 | −0.05% |
1999 | 1,282 | +0.07% |
2007 | 1,480 | +1.81% |
2012 | 1,400 | −1.11% |
2017 | 1,330 | −1.02% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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