Llupia
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Llupia Llupià |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Les Aspres | |
| Community association | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 37 ' N , 2 ° 46' E | |
| height | 88-140 m | |
| surface | 6.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,943 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 282 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66300 | |
| INSEE code | 66101 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-llupia.fr/ | |
 Llupia Town Hall |
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Llupia ( Occitan and Catalan : llupia ) is a French commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in the region Occitania . Administratively it is assigned to the canton of Les Aspres (until 2015: canton of Thuir ) and the arrondissement of Perpignan . The 1,943 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Llupianenc .
geography
Llupia is about 12 kilometers southwest of Perpignan . Llupia is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thuir in the north and west, Ponteilla in the east, Trouillas in the south and south-east and Terrats in the south and south-west. The wine-growing regions of Rivesaltes and Côtes du Roussillon extend into the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 277 | 282 | 399 | 931 | 1,253 | 1,734 | 1,792 | 1,960 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church Saint-Thomas (in Llupia) from the 11th century with alterations from the 14th and 18th centuries
- Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie (in Vilarmila) from the 11th century
Web links
Commons : Llupia - collection of images, videos and audio files
