La Llagonne

La Llagonne (French: [la jagɔn] (listen); Catalan: La Llaguna) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

La Llagonne
La Llaguna
Commune
An aerial view of La Llagonne
Coat of arms
Location of La Llagonne
La Llagonne
La Llagonne
Coordinates: 42°31′38″N 2°07′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Astruch
Area
1
23.09 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
220
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66098 /66210
Elevation1,546–2,196 m (5,072–7,205 ft)
(avg. 1,657 m or 5,436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

La Llagonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of La Llagonne and its surrounding communes

History

First time skiing in the Pyrénées happened on January 29, 1901 at La Llagonne.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 164—    
1975 138−2.44%
1982 214+6.47%
1990 243+1.60%
1999 263+0.88%
2007 274+0.51%
2012 238−2.78%
2017 219−1.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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