Villelongue-dels-Monts

Villelongue-dels-Monts Vilallonga dels Monts
region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Ceret
Canton	Vallespir-Albères
Community association	Albères, Côte Vermeille et l'Illibéris
Coordinates	42 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 54'  E
height	36–1,030 m
surface	11.55 km 2
Residents	1,706 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	148 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	66740
INSEE code	66225
Website	http://www.villelongue-dels-monts.com

Villelongue-dels-Monts ( Catalan Vilallonga dels Monts ) is a French commune with 1706 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Vallespir-Albères .

Neighboring municipalities are: Banyuls-dels-Aspres , Brouilla and Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines in the north, Laroque-des-Albères in the east, L'Albère in the south and Montesquieu-des-Albères in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
Residents	437	408	513	749	831	1,069	1,384

Attractions

• The Orthodox monastery Monastère de la Dormition de la Mère de Dieu is located near the chapel of Santa Maria del Vilar from the 12th century, which is listed as a Monument Historique .
• The parish church of Saint-Étienne was built at the beginning of the 13th century.

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  Santa Maria del Vilar

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  Parish Church of Saint-Etienne

Web links

Commons : Villelongue-dels-Monts  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Monuments historiques