Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales
Ur (French: [yʁ] ; Catalan: Ur, [ur]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Map of Ur and its surrounding communes
Toponymy
The name of the village is attested in the form Hur as early as 839 AD, and is of pre-Indo-European origin, coming from the Ur-Or-Ar root - quite common in the Pyrenees - which designates a place where there is a spring or a river; the pre-Celtic root *Ur- still means "water" in Basque. Despite local folklore, there is no known relation to the city-state of Ur which is mentioned in the Bible.
Geography
Ur is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Ur-Les Escaldes station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 256 | — |
| 1975 | 272 | +0.87% |
| 1982 | 260 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 269 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 308 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 332 | +0.94% |
| 2012 | 353 | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 363 | +0.56% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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