Targassonne

Targassonne (in Catalan Targasona) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.

Targassonne

Targasona
Commune
Location of Targassonne
Targassonne
Targassonne
Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice de Gerona
Area
1
7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
184
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66202 /66120
Elevation1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft)
(avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hiking Trail near Targassonne.

The town council and some maps use the name Targasonne.

Targassonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.

Geography

Targassonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East.

Map of Targassonne and its surrounding communes

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 71—    
1975 65−1.25%
1982 93+5.25%
1990 133+4.57%
1999 203+4.81%
2007 200−0.19%
2012 193−0.71%
2017 184−0.95%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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