Espira-de-l'Agly

Espira-de-l'Agly
Espirà de l'Aglí

Espira-de-l'Agly
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Rivesaltes
Intercommunality Rivesaltais - Agly - Manadeil
Mayor Gérard Bile
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 26–458 m (85–1,503 ft)
(avg. 36 m/118 ft)
Land area1 26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population2 2,850  (2005)
 - Density 106 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66069/ 66600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Espira-de-l'Agly (Catalan: Espirà de l'Aglí) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is situated approximately 12 km outside Perpignan. Most inhabitants are working outside Espira. There is still some farming left, mostly winegrowers.

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