Sorède
Sorède | |
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 A general view of the village of Sorède | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sorède  | |
  Sorède  Sorède | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′53″N 2°57′27″E / 42.5314°N 2.9575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
| Intercommunality | CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Porteix[1] |
Area 1 | 34.54 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,448 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66196 /66690 |
| Elevation | 42–1,241 m (138–4,072 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sorède (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɛd] ; Catalan: Sureda, that is cork oak wood) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Sorède is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Government and politics
[edit]Mayors
[edit] |
| Period | Name | Party | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1989 | André Cavaillé | ||
| 1989–incumbent | Yves Porteix | UDF/MoDem | Mayor & Vice-president of the Community of Communes |
Population
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,164 | — |
| 1975 | 1,491 | 3.60% |
| 1982 | 1,896 | 3.49% |
| 1990 | 2,160 | 1.64% |
| 1999 | 2,699 | 2.51% |
| 2007 | 2,970 | 1.20% |
| 2012 | 3,083 | 0.75% |
| 2017 | 3,267 | 1.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
[edit]- The main church "St Assiscle et Ste Victoire", 14th century choir, 17th century Baroque sculptures.
- Notre-Dame du Château, an 18th-century sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the mountains, and the ruins of the castle of Ultrera, dating from the early Middle Ages.
- Saint Martin de Lavail, a 9th-century Romanesque chapel.
- Since the 13th century, whips have been made from the local celtis tree. Celtis whips are still made by hand today in Sorède and visitors can tour the workshop where they are made.
Notable people
[edit]- Father Antonio Gomes, known as « Padre Himalaya », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented with one of the first solar ovens in Sorède in 1900.
- Philippe David Clarke - was one of the early winners of the Euro Millions Lottery in February 2004. Clarke won an estimated 19,000,000 Euros. He has lived between Sorède and Kent, UK for most of his life.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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