Arboussols

Arboussols (French pronunciation: [aʁbusɔls] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Arboussols, Arboçols
Commune
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Coordinates: 42°39′52″N 2°29′10″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fernand Cabeza[1]
Area 1	14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	128
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66007 /66320
Elevation	242–1,004 m (794–3,294 ft) (avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Arboussols is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Arboussols and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Éloi Aubert	1983	1989
Jean-Claude Delseny	2001	2014
Étienne Surjus	2014

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	104	—
1975	85	−2.84%
1982	81	−0.69%
1990	79	−0.31%
1999	95	+2.07%
2007	107	+1.50%
2012	101	−1.15%
2017	118	+3.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

• The church of Saint Saviour in Arboussols ;
• The church of Saint Eulalia in Arboussols ;
• The medieval hamlet of Marcevol ;
• The priory of Marcevol ;
• The church of Our Lady of the Stairs in Marcevol ;
• The half-dolmen de la Llosa del Cortal dels Polls.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE