Brouilla
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Brouilla Brullà |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Les Aspres | |
| Community association | Aspres | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 34 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 27-108 m | |
| surface | 7.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,437 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 184 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66620 | |
| INSEE code | 66026 | |
| Website | Brouilla | |
 Brouilla - Sainte-Marie Church |
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Brouilla ( Brullà in Catalan ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 1,437 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
The town of Brouilla is located at an altitude of about 45 m on the northern edge of the Albères massif and is about 16 km (driving distance) south of Perpignan . The beaches of Argelès-sur-Mer are only 16 km to the east. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 595 mm / year) falls over the year with the exception of the summer months.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
| Residents | 80 | 259 | 420 | 457 | 630 | 1,358 |
Despite the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture , the place recorded constant population growth, triggered by its proximity to Perpignan.
economy
Traditionally, the residents lived as self-sufficient food from their (wine) fields and from a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens). The wines produced in the municipality today are marketed through various appellations . Since the middle of the 20th century, there has been income from tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .
history
Celts , Romans and Visigoths left no traces on the municipality. The first mention of the place name Brulianum comes from the year 944.
Attractions
- The Romanesque parish church of Sainte-Marie is one of the rare churches with a three-conch choir ; it has been recognized as a monument historique since 1972 . Their equipment is also remarkable.
Web links
- Church of Sainte-Marie - photos + information (French)
- Church of Sainte-Marie, altarpiece - photos + info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brouilla - climate tables
- ↑ Brouilla - Viticulture
- ↑ Brouilla - story
- ↑ Église Sainte-Marie, Brouilla in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)