Saillagouse

Saillagouse
Sallagosa
A view of Saillagouse from the road between Eyne and Llo
Location of Saillagouse
Saillagouse
Saillagouse
Coordinates: 42°27′39″N 2°02′25″E / 42.4608°N 2.0403°E / 42.4608; 2.0403
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Armengol[1]
Area
1
11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,161
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66167 /66800
Elevation1,230–2,160 m (4,040–7,090 ft)
(avg. 1,300 m or 4,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saillagouse (French pronunciation: [sajaɡuz] ; Catalan: Sallagosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

The inhabitants are called Saillagousains.

Geography

Saillagouse is in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Saillagouse station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 728—    
1975 767+0.75%
1982 763−0.07%
1990 825+0.98%
1999 820−0.07%
2007 1,009+2.63%
2012 1,052+0.84%
2017 1,089+0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE