Ortaffa

Ortaffa
Hortafà

The church of Sainte-Eugénie, in Ortaffa

Coat of arms
Ortaffa

Coordinates: 42°34′51″N 2°55′33″E / 42.5808°N 2.9258°ECoordinates: 42°34′51″N 2°55′33″E / 42.5808°N 2.9258°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Elne
Intercommunality secteur d'Illibéris
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Raymond Pla
Area1 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,093
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66129 / 66560
Elevation 19–90 m (62–295 ft)
(avg. 44 m or 144 ft)

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.

Ortaffa (Catalan: Hortafà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Ortaffa is located in the canton of Elne and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Ortaffa and its surrounding communes

See also

References

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