Les Cluses

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Les Cluses
Les Cluses (France)
Les Cluses
region Occitania
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Ceret
Canton Vallespir-Albères
Community association Vallespir
Coordinates 42 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E
height 103-368 m
surface 8.91 km 2
Residents 242 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 66480
INSEE code

La Cluse Haute

Les Cluses is a French commune with 242 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Vallespir-Albères .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities of Les Cluses are Le Boulou in the north, Montesquieu-des-Albères in the northeast, L'Albère in the east, Le Perthus in the south and Maureillas-las-Illas in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2013
Residents 49 67 115 148 165 219 259

Attractions

  • Remains of Roman fortifications (Les Cluses is on the Via Domitia )
  • Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie in La Cluse-Haute
  • Castle ruins in La Cluse-Haute
  • Saint-Pierre church in Laner (12th century)
  • Saint-Pierre Church in La Sureda (attested in 1368)

Web links

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