Rasiguères

Rasiguères is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Rasiguères

Rasiguèras
Commune
A general view of Rasiguères
Coat of arms
Location of Rasiguères
Rasiguères
Rasiguères
Coordinates: 42°46′00″N 2°36′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityAgly Fenouillèdes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Roger Chebille
Area
1
13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
152
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66158 /66720
Elevation104–548 m (341–1,798 ft)
(avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Rasiguères is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Rasiguères and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 228—    
1975 152−5.63%
1982 162+0.91%
1990 165+0.23%
1999 168+0.20%
2007 139−2.34%
2012 167+3.74%
2017 152−1.86%
Source: INSEE[2]

Sites of interest
  • A fortified tower from the 15th c. with remaining parts of ramparts.
  • An old bridge from the 16th and 17th c. on the river Tournefort.
  • The ruins of the Trémoine family castle with walls from the 13th c. and a tower from the 16th and 17th c.
  • Ruins of the Castellas tower from the 12th and 13th c.
  • The Saint John the Baptist Church from the 18th and 19th c.[3]
  • Remains of an old church near the Tournefort bridge.
  • Various old stone sheds in the vineyards.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Quête insistante du curé de Rasiguères en 1887 , 11 June 2015


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