Corneilla-del-Vercol
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Corneilla-del-Vercol Cornellà del Bèrcol |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris | |
| Community association | South Roussillon | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 9-28 m | |
| surface | 5.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,293 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 422 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66200 | |
| INSEE code | 66059 | |
| Website | www.corneilla-del-vercol.com | |
 Corneilla-del-Vercol Town Hall |
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Corneilla-del-Vercol ( Catalan: Cornellà del Bèrcol ) is a French commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in the region Occitania . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris (until 2015: canton of Elne ). The 2,293 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) of the municipality are called Corneillanais (es) .
geography
Corneilla-del-Vercol is located about eight kilometers southeast of Perpignan on the Agulla de la Mar stream , which flows into the lagoon lake Étang de Canet . Corneilla-del-Vercol is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Théza in the north, Alénya in the northeast, Elne in the east and south, Montescot in the west and southwest and Villeneuve-de-la-Raho in the west and northwest.
Here, in the Côtes du Roussillon wine region , u. a. the Muscat de Rivesaltes is also grown.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 539 | 633 | 756 | 965 | 1,450 | 1,505 | 1.938 | 2.176 |
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Attractions
- The Saint-Christophe church was built in 1884 to replace the earlier Romanesque church.
- Sainte-Marie-du-Paradis chapel
- The castle dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Personalities
- Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola (1920–2011), show jumper
