Estagel

Estagel (French pronunciation: [ɛstaʒɛl] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Estagell) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
The clock tower in Estagel
Coat of arms
Location of Estagel
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Coordinates: 42°46′24″N 2°41′58″E / 42.7733°N 2.6994°E / 42.7733; 2.6994
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Ferrer^[1]
Area ^1	20.83 km^2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	2,087
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66071 /66310
Elevation	58–325 m (190–1,066 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Estagel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

 

Map of Estagel and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,201	—
1975	2,021	−1.21%
1982	2,038	+0.12%
1990	2,043	+0.03%
1999	1,941	−0.57%
2007	1,902	−0.25%
2012	1,950	+0.50%
2017	2,016	+0.67%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

• François Arago (1786-1853), scientist and politician.
• Jacques Arago (1790-1855), writer, artist and explorer.
• Joseph Gaudérique Aymerich (1858-1937), military officer and colonial administrator.

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

 

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