Ria-Sirach
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Ria-Sirach Rià i Cirac |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées Catalanes | |
| Community association | Conflent-Canigó | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 339–1,081 m | |
| surface | 12.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,325 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66500 | |
| INSEE code | 66161 | |
| Website | http://www.riasirach.fr/ | |
Ria-Sirach (in Catalan Rià i Cirac ) is a French commune with 1,325 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . In addition to the official language French, Catalan is also spoken.
geography
The municipality of Ria-Sirach is located in the valley of Lage Conflent on the river Têt , shortly after Prades on the national road 116 ( Perpignan - Bourg-Madame ) on the way to Andorra .
history
The municipality of Ria-Sirach was created in 1822 from the already existing municipalities of Ria and Sirach. However, the municipality of Sirach was dependent on Ria since the high Middle Ages .
In 1973 Ria-Sirach merged with Urbanya Municipality to create Ria-Sirach-Urbanya Municipality. The two parishes were restored in 1983, with Ria taking the name Ria-Sirach.
Ria
Ria was mentioned as early as the 9th century. From 1134 Ria was under feudal rule of the Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa until the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century.
Sirach
Sirach was also owned by the Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa Abbey until the Revolution.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| 1017 | 1057 | 1028 | 1042 | 1017 | 1126 | 1175 | 1325 |
Personalities
- Jean-Pierre Mas (* 1948), musician
- Claude-François Rostain (1916–2015), diplomat
