Nyer
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées Catalanes | |
| Community association | Conflent-Canigó | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 17' E | |
| height | 656–2,645 m | |
| surface | 37.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 148 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66360 | |
| INSEE code | 66123 | |
 Château de Nyer |
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Nyer is a French commune with 148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Prades arrondissement and the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities of Nyer are Souanyas in the north, Escaro in the northeast, Sahorre in the east, Py in the southeast, Mantet in the south, Fontpédrouse in the southwest, Thuès-Entre-Valls in the west and Canaveilles in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 163 | 137 | 112 | 140 | 132 | 108 | 158 |
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur in En (12th century, Monument historique )
- Saint-Jacques Church in Nyer (1163, Monument historique)
- Château de la Roca in Anyer (10th / 11th century, Monument historique)
- Château de Nyer (15th century)
Personalities
- Thomas I. de Banyuls (1556–1627), baron de Nyer, seigneur de Montferrer , born and died in Nyer
- Thomas II. De Banyuls (1619–1659), baron de Nyer, seigneur of the Montferrer, born in Nyer
- Raymond de Banyuls (1747–1829), born in Nyer
Web links
Commons : Nyer - collection of images, videos and audio files
