Maureillas-las-Illas
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Maureillas-las-Illas Morellàs i les Illes |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Vallespir-Albères | |
| Community association | Vallespir | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 78-1,320 m | |
| surface | 42.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,544 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66480 | |
| INSEE code | 66106 | |
| Website | http://www.maureillas.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Maureillas-las-Illas |
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Maureillas-las-Illas ( Morellàs i les Illes in Catalan ) is a French commune with 2,544 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Vallespir-Albères . The inhabitants are called Maureillanais (es) (Catalan: Morellasesos ).
The municipality includes the localities of Las Illas , Riunoguès , La Selve and Saint-Martin-de-Fenollar .
geography
Maureillas-las-Illas is on the Spanish border . Maureillas-las-Illas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts in the north, Le Boulou in the north and northeast, Les Cluses in the east, Le Perthus in the east and southeast, La Jonquera (Spain) in the southeast, La Vajol and Agullana (both Spain) in the south, Maçanet de Cabrenys (Spain) in the southwest and Céret in the west.
The A9 car route runs through the municipality .
history
The localities of today's municipality have belonged to France since 1659.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,093 | 1.108 | 1,370 | 1,706 | 2,037 | 2,281 | 2,546 | 2,672 |
Attractions
- Dolmen de la Siureda and ruins of the Bel Ull observation tower
- Saint-Etienne church
- Saint-Michel-de-Rinogues church, Romanesque church, monument historique since 1989
- Saint-Martin de Fenollar chapel , pre-Romanesque church with medieval frescoes
- Chapel of Sainte-Madeleine
- Municipal foyer
- Old Town Hall
- Le Liege Museum
Community partnerships
There are partnerships with the French municipality of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse in the Calvados department and with the Spanish municipality of La Vajol in Catalonia.
