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Rodès

Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 2°33′44″E / 42.6581°N 2.5622°E / 42.6581; 2.5622
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Rodès
Rodés
A view within the village of Rodès
A view within the village of Rodès
Coat of arms of Rodès
Location of Rodès
Map
Rodès is located in France
Rodès
Rodès
Rodès is located in Occitanie
Rodès
Rodès
Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 2°33′44″E / 42.6581°N 2.5622°E / 42.6581; 2.5622
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Bianchini[1]
Area
1
18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
717
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66165 /66320
Elevation172–771 m (564–2,530 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rodès (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdɛs] ; Catalan: Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rodès and its surrounding communes
Guillera Gorge, Rodès. Here, the Têt river has carved a steep gorge in the granite of the Hercynian Millas pluton. The arch and other stone structures on the opposite side of the river formed part of a medieval canal which carried water to a palace in Perpignan.The arched structure top left was part of a large granite quarry (La Devesa) which operated in the first half of the 20th century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 401—    
1975 340−2.33%
1982 347+0.29%
1990 407+2.01%
1999 509+2.52%
2007 597+2.01%
2012 626+0.95%
2017 619−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE