Arrondissement of Prades

The arrondissement of Prades is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 123 communes.^[2] Its population is 59,828 (2016), and its area is 2,181.4 km² (842.2 sq mi).^[3]

Prades
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
No. of communes	123
Subprefecture	Prades
Area	2,181.4 km2 (842.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	60,536
• Density	28/km2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE code	663

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Prades, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Les Angles (66004)
2. Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (66005)
3. Ansignan (66006)
4. Arboussols (66007)
5. Ayguatébia-Talau (66010)
6. Baillestavy (66013)
7. Bélesta (66019)
8. Bolquère (66020)
9. Boule-d'Amont (66022)
10. Bouleternère (66023)
11. Bourg-Madame (66025)
12. La Cabanasse (66027)
13. Campôme (66034)
14. Campoussy (66035)
15. Canaveilles (66036)
16. Caramany (66039)
17. Casefabre (66040)
18. Casteil (66043)
19. Catllar (66045)
20. Caudiès-de-Conflent (66047)
21. Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes (66046)
22. Clara-Villerach (66051)
23. Codalet (66052)
24. Conat (66054)
25. Corbère (66055)
26. Corbère-les-Cabanes (66056)
27. Corneilla-de-Conflent (66057)
28. Corneilla-la-Rivière (66058)
29. Dorres (66062)
30. Égat (66064)
31. Enveitg (66066)
32. Err (66067)
33. Escaro (66068)
34. Espira-de-Conflent (66070)
35. Estavar (66072)
36. Estoher (66073)
37. Eus (66074)
38. Eyne (66075)
39. Feilluns (66076)
40. Fenouillet (66077)
41. Fillols (66078)
42. Finestret (66079)
43. Fontpédrouse (66080)
44. Fontrabiouse (66081)
45. Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (66124)
46. Formiguères (66082)
47. Fosse (66083)
48. Fuilla (66085)
49. Glorianes (66086)
50. Ille-sur-Têt (66088)
51. Joch (66089)
52. Jujols (66090)
53. Lansac (66092)
54. Latour-de-Carol (66095)
55. Latour-de-France (66096)
56. Lesquerde (66097)
57. La Llagonne (66098)
58. Llo (66100)
59. Mantet (66102)
60. Marquixanes (66103)
61. Los Masos (66104)
62. Matemale (66105)
63. Maury (66107)
64. Millas (66108)
65. Molitg-les-Bains (66109)
66. Montalba-le-Château (66111)
67. Mont-Louis (66117)
68. Mosset (66119)
69. Nahuja (66120)
70. Néfiach (66121)
71. Nohèdes (66122)
72. Nyer (66123)
73. Olette (66125)
74. Oreilla (66128)
75. Osséja (66130)
76. Palau-de-Cerdagne (66132)
77. Pézilla-de-Conflent (66139)
78. Planès (66142)
79. Planèzes (66143)
80. Porta (66146)
81. Porté-Puymorens (66147)
82. Prades (66149)
83. Prats-de-Sournia (66151)
84. Prugnanes (66152)
85. Prunet-et-Belpuig (66153)
86. Puyvalador (66154)
87. Py (66155)
88. Rabouillet (66156)
89. Railleu (66157)
90. Rasiguères (66158)
91. Réal (66159)
92. Ria-Sirach (66161)
93. Rigarda (66162)
94. Rodès (66165)
95. Sahorre (66166)
96. Saillagouse (66167)
97. Saint-Arnac (66169)
98. Sainte-Léocadie (66181)
99. Saint-Féliu-d'Amont (66173)
100. Saint-Martin-de-Fenouillet (66184)
101. Saint-Michel-de-Llotes (66185)
102. Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (66187)
103. Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats (66188)
104. Sansa (66191)
105. Sauto (66192)
106. Serdinya (66193)
107. Souanyas (66197)
108. Sournia (66198)
109. Tarerach (66201)
110. Targasonne (66202)
111. Taurinya (66204)
112. Thuès-Entre-Valls (66209)
113. Trévillach (66215)
114. Trilla (66216)
115. Ur (66218)
116. Urbanya (66219)
117. Valcebollère (66220)
118. Valmanya (66221)
119. Vernet-les-Bains (66222)
120. Villefranche-de-Conflent (66223)
121. Vinça (66230)
122. Vira (66232)
123. Le Vivier (66234)

History

The arrondissement of Prades was created in 1800.^[4] In January 2017 it gained 23 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Prades were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Mont-Louis
2. Olette
3. Prades
4. Saillagouse
5. Sournia
6. Vinça

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Prades (663)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
4. Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
6. Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales, INSEE

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