Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl də fənujɛ] ⓘ; Languedocien: Sant Pau de Fenolhet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | |
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Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, seen from the trail of Saint-Martin | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′36″N 2°30′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Agly Fenouillèdes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Jacques Bayona[1] |
| Area 1 | 43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,757 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66187 /66220 |
| Elevation | 170–966 m (558–3,169 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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International relations
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet is twinned with the town of Ennis in the Republic of Ireland.[4]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,635 | — |
| 1975 | 2,531 | −0.57% |
| 1982 | 2,350 | −1.05% |
| 1990 | 2,214 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 1,858 | −1.93% |
| 2007 | 1,966 | +0.71% |
| 2012 | 1,898 | −0.70% |
| 2017 | 1,812 | −0.92% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
- The church of the chapter of Saint-Paul, built between the 14th and 17th centuries and protected as a monument historique since 1989.
- The Saint-Antoine de Galamus hermitage, built in the 15th century, and described in 1821 by Joseph Antoine Cervini and Antoine Ignace Melling as the « most beautiful wonder of Roussillon ».[6]
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It is said that the coat of arms has a relationship with Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, 1st Prince de Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809) and Marshal of the Empire whose coat of arms has the sword pointing up, in recognition for his relationship with Marie Antoinette and Marius Fenouillet during the First Empire.
- Renada-Laura Portet (1927-2021), writer and linguist
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Commune de Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (66187) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, La plus belle merveille du Roussillon en 1821, 27 April 2015
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