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Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales)
commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prades (Catalan: Prada de Conflent or, simply, Prada) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It was the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Conflent.
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Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 2°25′22″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Intercommunality | Conflent-Canigó |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Jean Castex (UMP) |
Area 1 | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 5,927 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pradéens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66149 /66500 |
Elevation | 300–745 m (984–2,444 ft) (avg. 523 m or 1,716 ft) |
Website | Official website |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is a subprefecture in the department and the capital of the Prades arrondissement.