Vinça
Vinça (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sa] (
listen); Catalan: Vinçà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Vinça
Vinçà | |
|---|---|
![]() Vinça, the lake of Vinça and the Canigou | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Vinça ![]() | |
![]() Vinça ![]() Vinça | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 2°31′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Dragué[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,131 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66230 /66320 |
| Elevation | 199–364 m (653–1,194 ft) (avg. 262 m or 860 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Vinça is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Vinça and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,622 | — |
| 1975 | 1,587 | −0.31% |
| 1982 | 1,589 | +0.02% |
| 1990 | 1,655 | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 1,666 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 1,856 | +1.36% |
| 2012 | 1,947 | +0.96% |
| 2017 | 2,075 | +1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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