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Prades (French:; Catalan: Prada de Conflent [ˈpɾaðə ðə kuɱˈflen]) is a subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. [4] In 2021, the commune had a population of 6,124.
The arrondissement of Prades is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 123 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 60,536 (2021), and its area is 2,181.4 km 2 (842.2 sq mi).
In 1800 the arrondissements of Perpignan, Céret and Prades were established. [2] All of them was never disbanded. Map of the three arrondissements before 2017. The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales were modified in January 2017: [3] 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Céret
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes.. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a significant minority of the population.
The name therefore changed, on 26 February 1790, to Pyrénées-Orientales. [7] Invaded by Spain in April 1793, the area was recaptured thirteen months later during the War of the Roussillon. During the nineteenth century, Pyrénées-Orientales proved one of the most consistently republican departments in France.
Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia. Map of Bourg-Madame and its surrounding communes
Pyrénées-Orientales: Arrondissement: Prades: Canton: Le Canigou: Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Elliott [1] Area. 1. 50.86 km 2 (19.64 sq mi) Population
The Canton of Prades is a French former canton of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. [1] As of 2012, it had 13,626 inhabitants. [ 2 ] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.