Corneilla-del-Vercol
Corneilla-del-Vercol (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnɛja dɛl vɛʁkɔl] ⓘ; Catalan: Cornellà del Bercol) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Corneilla-del-Vercol
Cornellà del Bèrcol | |
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 The village square in Corneilla-del-Vercol | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Corneilla-del-Vercol | |
  Corneilla-del-Vercol  Corneilla-del-Vercol | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′30″N 2°57′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Intercommunality | Sud Roussillon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Manas[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,444 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66059 /66200 |
| Elevation | 9–28 m (30–92 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localisation
Corneilla-del-Vercol is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Corneilla-del-Vercol and its surrounding communes
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 633 | — |
| 1975 | 756 | +2.57% |
| 1982 | 965 | +3.55% |
| 1990 | 1,450 | +5.22% |
| 1999 | 1,505 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 1,964 | +3.38% |
| 2012 | 2,176 | +2.07% |
| 2017 | 2,293 | +1.05% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola (1920-2011), equestrian born in Corneilla-del-Vercol.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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