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Targassonne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Saillagouse |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Will |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft) (avg. 1,597 m/5,240 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 200 (2007) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66202/ 66120 |
| 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. | |
Targassonne (in Catalan Targasona) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.
The town council and some maps use the name Targasonne. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres, Perpignan is 90 kilometres to the East, and Barcelona Airport is 150 kilometres away.
Targassonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.