Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (French pronunciation:[fɔ̃ʁɔmøɔdɛjovja]ⓘ; Catalan: Font-romeu, Odelló i Vià), or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France.[3] It comprises the villages of Odeillo and Via, as well as Font-Romeu, one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.
Odeillo and Via were both mentioned for the first time in 839 among the places paying a fee to La Seu d'Urgell church. Nevertheless, Odeillo was at the time part of the County of Cerdanya, while Via was a property of the Urg family.[4]
Via remained a property of the Urg family until the 13th century. It was then bought by Peter of Fenouillet, viscount of Fenouillet and then viscount of Ille.[4]
A chapel was mentioned for the first time in Font-Romeu in 1525, on the territory of Odeillo. It already hosted a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 13th century, and a hermitage was built from 1693 to receive the pilgrims.[4]
Odeillo and Via both became communes in 1790. The commune of Via was abolished and included into Odeillo on 10 July 1822.[5]
In 1881, a wildfire caused by arson spread throughout 267 hectares of the forest of La Calme in the north of the commune.[6]
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^ abcdef(in French) Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
^Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France: dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
^Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Incendies de forêts en 1881, 13 February 2014
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font, romeu, odeillo, french, pronunciation, ʁɔmø, ɔdɛjo, catalan, font, romeu, odelló, vià, simply, odeillo, commune, pyrénées, orientales, cerdagne, near, spanish, border, south, france, comprises, villages, odeillo, well, font, romeu, oldest, resorts, franc. Font Romeu Odeillo Via French pronunciation fɔ ʁɔmo ɔdɛjo vja Catalan Font romeu Odello i Via or simply Odeillo is a commune in the Pyrenees Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France 3 It comprises the villages of Odeillo and Via as well as Font Romeu one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees Font Romeu Odeillo ViaCommuneChurch of St Martin in OdeilloCoat of armsLocation of Font Romeu Odeillo ViaFont Romeu Odeillo ViaShow map of FranceFont Romeu Odeillo ViaShow map of OccitanieCoordinates 42 29 54 N 2 02 05 E 42 4983 N 2 0347 E 42 4983 2 0347CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentPyrenees OrientalesArrondissementPradesCantonLes Pyrenees catalanesGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Alain Luneau 1 Area129 60 km2 11 43 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 1 791 Density61 km2 160 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code66124 66120Elevation1 312 2 212 m 4 304 7 257 ft avg 1 800 m or 5 900 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Localization 1 2 Transportation 2 Toponymy 3 History 4 Demography 5 Solar power 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditLocalization Edit Font Romeu Odeillo Via is located in the canton of Les Pyrenees catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades It is bordered by the communes of Angoustrine Villeneuve des Escaldes Targasonne Egat Estavar Saillagouse Eyne and Bolquere nbsp Map of Font Romeu Odeillo Via and its surrounding communesTransportation Edit Font Romeu Odeillo Via station is served by the Yellow Train line a railway which runs from Villefranche de Conflent to Latour de Carol Toponymy EditThe names of Odeillo and Via appear in 839 as parrochia Hodellone et parrochia Avizano 4 The name Font Romeu means in Catalan fountain of the pilgrim 4 History EditOdeillo and Via were both mentioned for the first time in 839 among the places paying a fee to La Seu d Urgell church Nevertheless Odeillo was at the time part of the County of Cerdanya while Via was a property of the Urg family 4 On 15 July 1035 Wifred II Count of Cerdanya gave Odeillo to the Abbey of Saint Martin du Canigou where he retired himself a short time before his death The Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa also owned a few allods in Odeillo as recognized by a papal bull from Sergius IV in 1011 4 Via remained a property of the Urg family until the 13th century It was then bought by Peter of Fenouillet viscount of Fenouillet and then viscount of Ille 4 A chapel was mentioned for the first time in Font Romeu in 1525 on the territory of Odeillo It already hosted a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 13th century and a hermitage was built from 1693 to receive the pilgrims 4 Odeillo and Via both became communes in 1790 The commune of Via was abolished and included into Odeillo on 10 July 1822 5 In 1881 a wildfire caused by arson spread throughout 267 hectares of the forest of La Calme in the north of the commune 6 Demography EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Historical populationYearPop p a 19681 857 19752 098 1 76 19822 150 0 35 19901 857 1 81 19992 003 0 84 20071 992 0 07 20121 843 1 54 20171 928 0 91 Source INSEE 7 Solar power EditThe world s largest solar furnace in Odeillo can reach temperatures of 3 500 C 6 330 F THEMIS Solar Power R amp D center is 3 km 1 9 mi away in the village of Targasonne nbsp The solar furnace at Odeillo See also EditCommunes of the Pyrenees Orientales department Arboretum de Font RomeuReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 INSEE commune file a b c d e f in French Jean Sagnes dir Le pays catalan t 2 Pau Societe nouvelle d editions regionales 1985 Jean Pierre Pelissier Paroisses et communes de France dictionnaire d histoire administrative et demographique vol 66 Pyrenees Orientales Paris CNRS 1986 Fabricio Cardenas Vieux papiers des Pyrenees Orientales Incendies de forets en 1881 13 February 2014 Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Font Romeu Odeillo Via L invention d une destination touristique Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Font Romeu Odeillo Via amp oldid 1148811307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
