Coustouges
Coustouges (French pronunciation: [kustuʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Costoja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Coustougiens (male) or Coustougiennes (female).
Coustouges
Costoja | |
|---|---|
A general view of Coustouges | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′07″N 2°39′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Anrigo[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 90 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66061 /66260 |
| Elevation | 411–1,120 m (1,348–3,675 ft) (avg. 827 m or 2,713 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Localisation
Coustouges is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Coustouges is the second most southerly commune of mainland France, after Lamanère. The village is situated at an altitude of 832 m.
Coustouges was previously recorded with the name Costogia in 936, Custajas or Costogia, and finally Coustouges (end of the 19th century).
Coustouges was a dependency of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech from 988 until the French Revolution.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 207 | — |
| 1975 | 171 | −2.69% |
| 1982 | 163 | −0.68% |
| 1990 | 119 | −3.86% |
| 1999 | 134 | +1.33% |
| 2007 | 116 | −1.79% |
| 2012 | 108 | −1.42% |
| 2017 | 98 | −1.92% |
| 2018 | 93 | −5.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
- Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915-1960), anarchist, anti-Francoist maquisard, spent several years in Coustouges
- François Pinault, French entrepreneur, bought a house there in September 2004.
- Church of Notre-Dame de l’Aubépine
- Tomb of an old family
- View of the church from the square
- Typical street name plaque in Coustouges
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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