Rasiguères (French pronunciation: [ʁaziɡɛʁ] (listen); Catalan: Rasigueres; Occitan: Rasiguèras) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Rasiguères
Rasiguèras | |
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Commune | |
A general view of Rasiguères | |
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Coordinates: 42°46′00″N 2°36′34″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Intercommunality | Agly Fenouillèdes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Foussat[1] |
Area 1 | 13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi) |
Population | 151 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66158 /66720 |
Elevation | 104–548 m (341–1,798 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rasiguères is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It gained particular recognition in 1981 when the pianist, Dame Moura Lympany, who lived in the village, established the Festival of Music and Wine which ran successfully for several years.
Places adjacent to Rasiguères | |
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 228 | — |
1975 | 152 | −5.63% |
1982 | 162 | +0.91% |
1990 | 165 | +0.23% |
1999 | 168 | +0.20% |
2007 | 139 | −2.34% |
2012 | 167 | +3.74% |
2017 | 152 | −1.86% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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