Targasonne
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| Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E / 42.5003°N 1.9978°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice de Gerona[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 195 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66202 /66120 |
| Elevation | 1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft) (avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] ⓘ; Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[3]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.
Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.
Geography[edit]
Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East.
Population[edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 71 | — |
| 1975 | 65 | −1.25% |
| 1982 | 93 | +5.25% |
| 1990 | 133 | +4.57% |
| 1999 | 203 | +4.81% |
| 2007 | 200 | −0.19% |
| 2012 | 193 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 184 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center
- Solar furnace in Odeillo
- Cerdanya
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret No. 2021-1921 du 30 décembre 2021 portant changement du nom de communes
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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