Formiguères
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées Catalanes | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Catalanes | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 1,428-2,808 m | |
| surface | 46.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 479 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66210 | |
| INSEE code | 66082 | |
| Website | http://www.formigueres.fr/ | |
 Sainte-Marie church |
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Formiguères is a French commune with 479 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Prades arrondissement and the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities of Formiguères are Fontrabiouse in the north, Puyvalador in the northeast, Réal and Sansa in the east, Railleu and Matemale in the southeast, Les Angles in the south, Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes in the southwest and Orlu in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 363 | 370 | 313 | 312 | 357 | 434 | 441 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Naitivité-Notre-Dame church (11th / 12th centuries)
- Notre-Dame chapel near Villeneuve
Personalities
- Sancho I (1277–1324), King of Mallorca, died in Formiguères in 1324
Web links
Commons : Formiguères - Collection of images, videos and audio files
