Osséja
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées Catalanes | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Cerdagne | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 1,187-2,192 m | |
| surface | 17.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,330 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66340 | |
| INSEE code | 66130 | |
| Website | http://www.osseja.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Osseja |
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Osséja ( Catalan : Oceja ) is a French commune with 1,330 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the Prades arrondissement and the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes (until 2015: Saillagouse canton ). The inhabitants are called Osséjanais .
geography
Osséja is located in the Cerdanya in the Pyrenees near the border with Spain . Osséja is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nahija in the north, Sainte-Léocadie in the northeast, Err in the east, Valcebollère in the east and southeast, Palau-de-Cerdagne in the south and west and Bourg-Madame in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,096 | 1,082 | 1,157 | 1,304 | 1,274 | 1,282 | 1,467 | 1,333 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint Roch chapel
Web links
Commons : Osséja - collection of images, videos and audio files
