Laroque-des-Albères
Laroque-des-Albères (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk de.z‿albɛʁ] ; Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Map of Laroque-des-Albères and its surrounding communes
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Signature of the former mayor Joseph Pujas on 8 June 1815
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Signature of the new mayor François Vilar on 8 June 1815
It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.
Geography
Localisation
Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
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Government and politics
Mayors
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Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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François Olibo | 1792 | 1796 |
Jean Poch | 1796 | 1800 |
Joseph Gaspa | 1800 | 1802 |
Joseph Pujas | 1802 | 8 June 1815 |
François Vilar | 8 June 1815 | ? |
Joseph Pujas | ? | 1816 |
Joseph Malzach | 1816 | 1827 |
Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1827 | 1830 |
François Barate | 1830 | 1831 |
Jacques Montoriol | 1831 | 1831 |
Martin Fourcade | 1831 | 1834 |
Blaise Roger | 1834 | 1837 |
Jean Montoriol | 1837 | 1840 |
Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1840 | 1841 |
Jean Oursoul | 1841 | 1846 |
Paul Vilar | 1846 | 1848 |
Jean Chaubet | 1848 | 1848 |
Pierre Vilar | 1848 | 1850 |
Joseph Chaubet | 1850 | 1854 |
Paul Vilar | 1854 | 1854 |
Joseph Montoriol | 1854 | 1855 |
Louis Malzach | 1855 | 1857 |
Raymond Vassal | 1857 | 1860 |
Jacques Cisque | 1860 | 1862 |
Pierre Vilar | 1862 | 1869 |
Louis Malzach | 1869 | 1970 |
Théophile Vilar | 1870 | 1871 |
Martin Durand | 1871 | 1874 |
Joseph Malzach | 1874 | 1876 |
Théophile Vilar | 1876 | 1876 |
Joseph Molins | 1876 | 1879 |
Joseph Cantuern | 1879 | 1881 |
Jean Caurignac | 1881 | 1882 |
Hyacinthe Oursol | 1882 | 1882 |
Baptiste Pagès | 1882 | 1888 |
Théophile Vilar | 1888 | 1893 |
Pierre Vilar | 1893 | 1904 |
Michel Bosch | 1904 | 1910 |
Joseph Cantuern | 1910 | 1913 |
Louis Solé | 1913 | 1928 |
Joseph Carboneill | 1928 | 1941 |
Étienne Courp | 1941 | 1944 |
Louis Solé | 1944 | 1959 |
François Domenjo | 1959 | 1965 |
Fernand Soler | 1965 | 1983 |
Sébastien Martinez | 1983 | 1989 |
Pierre Romengas | 1989 | March 1995 |
Maryse Armada | March 1995 | March 2008 |
Jean-Pierre Bagate | March 2008 | September 2008 (resigned) |
Christian Nauté | October 2008 |
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 831 | — |
1975 | 984 | +2.44% |
1982 | 1,126 | +1.94% |
1990 | 1,508 | +3.72% |
1999 | 1,909 | +2.65% |
2007 | 1,968 | +0.38% |
2012 | 2,148 | +1.77% |
2017 | 2,112 | −0.34% |
Source: INSEE |
Sites of interest
- The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples of incastellamento in the area.
- Puig Neulós
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General view of the village
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The village seen from the castle
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The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
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The tower of the castle (view northwest)
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The parish church
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Bell gable
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Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
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The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
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Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
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The chapel Saint-Sébastien
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ List from MairesGenWeb, except for François Vilar
- ^ Cardenas, Fabricio (21 February 2014). "Laroque-des-Albères, 8 juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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