L'Albère
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L'Albère L'Albera |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Vallespir-Albères | |
| Community association | Vallespir | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 266-1,116 m | |
| surface | 17.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 80 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66480 | |
| INSEE code | 66001 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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L'Albère ( Catalan L'Albera ) is a French commune with 80 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Vallespir-Albères .
geography
The municipality is located around 25 kilometers south of Perpignan on the Chaîne des Albères mountain range , which forms the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees . It extends in the south to the border with Spain . Neighboring municipalities in France are:
- Montesquieu-des-Albères and Villelongue-dels-Monts in the north,
- Laroque-des-Albères in the northeast,
- Le Perthus in the southwest and
- Les Cluses to the west.
The main town of the municipality is called Saint-Jean-de-L'Albère . A variety of mountain streams drain the community area in a northwest direction to the Tech River .
Transport links
L'Albère is away from national transport connections, as road ( A9 motorway ) and rail in the neighboring municipality of Le Perthus use the Col de Perthus mountain pass on the way to Spain.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 61 | 62 | 50 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 83 |
Attractions
- Dolmen Na Cristiana
- Saint-Jean church from 1089
- Saint-Martin de l'Albère church from 844
Web links
Individual evidence