Codalet

Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 2°25′02″E / 42.6111°N 2.4172°E / 42.6111; 2.4172
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Codalet
The Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa Abbey, in Codalet
Coat of arms of Codalet
Location of Codalet
Map
Codalet is located in France
Codalet
Codalet
Codalet is located in Occitanie
Codalet
Codalet
Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 2°25′02″E / 42.6111°N 2.4172°E / 42.6111; 2.4172
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Llanas[1]
Area
1
2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
357
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66052 /66500
Elevation347–680 m (1,138–2,231 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Codalet (French pronunciation: [kodalɛt] , Catalan pronunciation: [kuðəˈlɛt]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

It is very small with only a few streets but has much character. There are no shops but there is a little park with a boules court and soccer goal as well as a river running through it. Codalet has an annual garage sale for the May Day celebrations which takes place in the Codalet square. There is also the annual Flama del Canigou festival in the Prades Park.[citation needed]

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

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

Map of Codalet and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 252—    
1975 316+3.29%
1982 311−0.23%
1990 329+0.71%
1999 359+0.97%
2007 389+1.01%
2012 360−1.54%
2017 386+1.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites of interest[edit]

Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa abbey is located on the territory of the commune.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE