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Arrondissement of Prades
Location of Prades in Pyrénées-Orientales
Location of Prades in Pyrénées-Orientales
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Communes 100
Subprefecture Prades
INSEE code 663
Area
 • Total 1,845.1 km2 (712.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 43,176
 • Density 23.4004/km2 (60.6066/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Prades is a special administrative area in France. Think of it like a large district or region. It is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales département, which is similar to a county. The main city and capital of this area is Prades. One interesting fact about this arrondissement is that it's the only one in its department that doesn't touch the Mediterranean Sea.

History of Prades Arrondissement

The Prades area has been an official part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department since it was first created. This happened a long time ago, on February 17, 1800.

Geography of Prades Arrondissement

The Prades arrondissement is located in the southwest part of its department. It is the largest of the administrative areas in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. Its total area is about 1,845.1 square kilometers (about 712.4 square miles).

Even though it's the biggest in size, it's not the most populated. In 2014, about 43,176 people lived there. This means the population density was about 23.4 people per square kilometer.

The Prades arrondissement shares borders with several other areas:

  • To the north, it borders the Aude department.
  • To the east, it borders the Perpignan and Céret arrondissements.
  • To the south, it borders Spain.
  • To the southwest, it borders Andorra.
  • To the northwest, it borders the Ariège department.

How Prades Arrondissement is Organized

The Prades arrondissement is made up of many smaller towns and villages, which are called communes in France. There are 100 communes in total within this arrondissement.

Cantons and Communes

In France, cantons are electoral districts. They are not always neat subdivisions of arrondissements. This means a canton can sometimes include communes (towns or villages) that belong to different arrondissements.

However, in the Prades arrondissement, there is one special canton called Les Pyrénées catalanes. All 62 of its communes are located entirely within the Prades arrondissement.

The table below shows how communes are shared between different arrondissements for some cantons:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Prades
INSEE
Code
Canton Céret Perpignan Prades Total
6602 Le Canigou 16 25 41
6613 Les Pyrénées catalanes 62 62
6615 La Vallée de l'Agly 27 11 38
6616 La Vallée de la Têt 8 2 10

Main Communes

While there are 100 communes in the Prades arrondissement, some are much larger than others. Here are the communes with the most inhabitants, based on 2014 data:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
66149 Prades 5,927 Les Pyrénées catalanes Conflent-Canigó
66088 Ille-sur-Têt 5,375 La Vallée de la Têt Roussillon-Conflent
66230 Vinça 1,994 Le Canigou Conflent-Canigó
66124 Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via 1,916 Les Pyrénées catalanes Capcir Haut-Conflent
66222 Vernet-les-Bains 1,344 Le Canigou Conflent-Canigó
66130 Osséja 1,330 Les Pyrénées catalanes Pyrénées Cerdagne
66161 Ria-Sirach 1,309 Les Pyrénées catalanes Conflent-Canigó
66025 Bourg-Madame 1,201 Les Pyrénées catalanes Pyrénées Cerdagne
66167 Saillagouse 1,085 Les Pyrénées catalanes Pyrénées Cerdagne

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