Corneilla-la-Rivière
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Corneilla-la-Rivière Cornellà de la Ribera |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | La Vallée de la Têt | |
| Community association | Roussillon-Conflent | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 74-480 m | |
| surface | 11.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,991 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 167 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66550 | |
| INSEE code | 66058 | |
| Website | http://www.corneilla-la-riviere.fr/ | |
 Corneilla-la-Rivière town hall |
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Corneilla-la-Rivière ( Catalan: Cornellà de la Ribera ) is a French commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in the region Occitania . The municipality has an area of 11.9 km² and has 1,991 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Corneilla-la-Rivière belongs to the Prades arrondissement and is part of the canton of La Vallée de la Têt (until 2015: canton of Millas ). The inhabitants are called Corneillanais (es) .
geography
Corneilla-la-Rivière is bounded to the south by the river Têt and lies in the Ribéral region . The Côtes du Roussillon-Villages wine-growing region extends into the municipality . Corneilla-la-Rivière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montner in the north and north-west, Pézilla-la-Rivière in the east, Saint-Féliu-d'Avall in the south and south-east, Saint-Féliu-d'Amont in the south and Millas in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1.012 | 1.010 | 936 | 967 | 1,081 | 1,407 | 1,686 | 1.953 |
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Attractions
- 11th century Saint-Martin church, burned down in the 17th century and then rebuilt
- Remains of the earlier fortifications
