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|name = Les Angles
|name = Les Angles
|native name = Els Angles
|native name = Els Angles
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image = Les Angles1.JPG
|image = Les Angles1.JPG
|caption = Les Angles in winter
|caption = Les Angles in winter
|image coat of arms =
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Prades
|arrondissement = Prades
|canton = Mont-Louis
|canton = Les Pyrénées catalanes
|INSEE = 66004
|INSEE = 66004
|postal code = 66210
|postal code = 66210
|mayor = Michel Poudade<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Michel Poudade
|term = 2014-2020
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes Capcir Haut-Conflent]]
|intercommunality = Pyrénées catalanes
|longitude = 2.075
|coordinates = {{coord|42.5783|2.075|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 42.5783
|elevation min m = 1531
|elevation min m = 1531
|elevation max m = 2808
|elevation max m = 2808
|area km2 = 43.20
|area km2 = 43.20
|population = 541
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2012
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Les Angles''' ({{IPA-fr|lez‿ɑ̃ɡl|lang}}; {{lang-ca|Els Angles}} {{IPA-ca|əlz ˈaŋɡləs|}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]].
'''Les Angles''' ({{IPA-fr|le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (Culex)-Les Angles.wav}}; {{lang-ca|Els Angles}}, {{IPA-ca|əlz ˈaŋɡləs}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]].

Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anglophone-direct.com/a-plague-on-you-vall/|title=A Plague on You|date=5 February 2018|website=www.anglophone-direct.com}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
=== Localisation ===
Les Angles is located in the [[canton of Mont-Louis]] and in the [[arrondissement of Prades]].
Les Angles is located in the [[canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes]] and in the [[arrondissement of Prades]].


[[File:Map commune FR insee code 66004.png|thumb|center|300px|Map of Les Angles and its surrounding communes]]
[[File:Map commune FR insee code 66004.png|thumb|center|300px|Map of Les Angles and its surrounding communes]]

{{Adjacent communities|width=auto
| CENTER= Les Angles
| NORTHWEST=
| NORTH=[[Formiguères]]
| NORTHEAST=
| WEST=[[Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes]]
| EAST=[[Matemale]]
| SOUTHWEST=[[Bolquère]]
| SOUTH=[[La Llagonne]]
| SOUTHEAST=
}}


== Government and politics ==
== Government and politics ==
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|align=center|
|align=center|
|}
|}
[[File:Lac d'Aude.jpg|thumb|The Lac d'Aude, near the source of the river of the same name, in the commune of Les Angles.]]


==Population==
==Population==
{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-66004#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
⚫
|align=left|
|percentages = pagr
1962|255|
⚫
|align = none
1968|277|
|1968 |277
1975|351|
|1975 |351
1982|475|
|1982 |475
1990|528|
|1990 |528
1999|590|
|1999 |590
2007|565|
|2007 |565
2009|564
|2012 |541
|2017 |547
}}
}}
{{clear-left}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]
*[http://www.lesangles.cat/activitats.htm Activities in Les Angles]
*[http://www.lesangles.cat/activitats.htm Activities in Les Angles]
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Les Angles (Pyrénées-Orientales)}}
{{commons category|Les Angles (Pyrénées-Orientales)}}
*[http://www.les-angles.fr Official site]
*[http://www.les-angles.fr Official site]


{{Pyrénées-Orientales communes}}
{{Pyrénées-Orientales communes}}

{{authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Angles}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angles}}
[[Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales]]
[[Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales]]



{{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub}}
{{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 14:07, 10 November 2023

Les Angles
Els Angles
Commune
Les Angles in winter
Les Angles in winter
Location of Les Angles
Map
Les Angles is located in France
Les Angles
Les Angles
Les Angles is located in Occitanie
Les Angles
Les Angles
Coordinates: 42°34′42″N 2°04′30″E / 42.5783°N 2.075°E / 42.5783; 2.075
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Poudade[1]
Area
1
43.20 km2 (16.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
539
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66004 /66210
Elevation1,531–2,808 m (5,023–9,213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Angles (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl] ⓘ; Catalan: Els Angles, Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ˈaŋɡləs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles.[3]

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

Les Angles is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Les Angles and its surrounding communes

Government and politics[edit]

Mayors[edit]

Mayor Term start Term end
Christian Blanc 2001 2014
Michel Poudade 2014
The Lac d'Aude, near the source of the river of the same name, in the commune of Les Angles.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 277—    
1975 351+3.44%
1982 475+4.42%
1990 528+1.33%
1999 590+1.24%
2007 565−0.54%
2012 541−0.86%
2017 547+0.22%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "A Plague on You". www.anglophone-direct.com. 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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