Targasonne
Targasona
The THEMIS Solar Power tower.
Location of Targasonne
Targasonne is located in France
Targasonne
Targasonne
Targasonne is located in Occitanie
Targasonne
Targasonne
Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E / 42.5003°N 1.9978°E / 42.5003; 1.9978
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maurice de Gerona[1]
Area
1
7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
195
  Density25/km2 (65/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 Targasonne.

Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] ; Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[3]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.

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

Geography

Targasonne 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 Targasonne 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[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Décret No. 2021-1921 du 30 décembre 2021 portant changement du nom de communes
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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