Urbanya (French pronunciation: [yʁbaɲa] (
listen); Catalan: Orbanyà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[2]
Urbanya
Orbanyà | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Urbanya at the bottom of the valley | |
Location of Urbanya ![]() | |
Urbanya Urbanya | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′23″N 2°18′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Servat |
| Area 1 | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 50 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66219 /66500 |
| Elevation | 720–1,765 m (2,362–5,791 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urbanya is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.[2]

Urbanya is mentioned for the first time on 16 June 1186, as being owned by the lord of Conat, on an act signed by Guillem-Bernard de Paracols, husband of Blanche de Conat.[3]
In September 1907, a rain and hailstorm falls on Urbanya, damaging and sometimes destroying the roads and bridges, as well with several houses.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14 | — |
| 1975 | 28 | +10.41% |
| 1982 | 26 | −1.05% |
| 1990 | 33 | +3.02% |
| 1999 | 28 | −1.81% |
| 2007 | 57 | +9.29% |
| 2012 | 9 | −30.87% |
| 2017 | 55 | +43.62% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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