Escaro
| Escaro | |
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| Commune | |
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A general view of Escaro | |
  Escaro | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Escaro | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′19″N 2°18′57″E / 42.5386°N 2.3158°ECoordinates: 42°32′19″N 2°18′57″E / 42.5386°N 2.3158°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Martinez |
| Area1 | 15.21 km2 (5.87 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 84 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66068 /66360 |
| Elevation |
588–2,082 m (1,929–6,831 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
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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. | |
Escaro (Catalan: Escaró) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Escaro is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Escaro and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
| Adjacent places of Escaro | ||||
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| Olette (by a quadripoint) |
Serdinya | Fuilla | ||
| Souanyas |  |
Sahorre | ||
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| Nyer | Py (by a quadripoint) |
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History
On 20 March 1822, the commune of Aytua is linked to Escaro.[1]
Population
Population 1962-2008
See also
References
- ↑ Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
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