Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] (listen); Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[2]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.

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Commune
The THEMIS Solar Power tower.
Location of Targasonne
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Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice de Gerona
Area 1	7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	195
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66202 /66120
Elevation	1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft) (avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.

Geography

Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center
• Solar furnace in Odeillo
• Cerdanya

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