Las Illas

Las Illas (in Catalan: Les Illes) is a former commune in Pyrénées-Orientales (France), now part of Maureillas-las-Illas.

Las Illas

Geography

Las Illas is located south of Maureillas and north of Maçanet de Cabrenys (Catalonia, Spain).

History

Las Illas became a commune in 1790.

Las Illas was only linked to the electricity network on 26 July 1955. The commune had repeatedly asked to have electricity since 1923.[1]

On 20 June 1972, Las Illas was linked with Maureillas and Riunoguès to create the new commune of Maureillas-las-Illas.[2]

Politics and administration
The town hall

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
François Dabouzi[3] 1945 1947
Antoine Auriol[3] 1947 1952
François Dabouzi[3] 1952 1953
Marguerite Dabouzi March 1965 June 1965
René Guidicelli 1965? ?
Raymond Commenge ? 1972

Demography

Demography of Las Illas.[2]

Population under the Ancien Régime is calculated either in number of feu fiscal (f, fire tax), or in number of inhabitants.

1365 f1378 f1470 f1515 f1553 f1720 f1730 f1755 f176717741789 f179417951796
14124435720110842491101104
1800180418061820182618311836184118461851185618611866187218761881
131122129205236269249233281289305280264314237237
18861891189619011906191119211926193119361946195419621968
2281981811912091921191198584119675760

After 1975, see Maureillas-las-Illas#Population

Sites of interest
  • The romanesque church of Notre-Dame du Remède.
  • The war memorial.
  • The church
    The church
  • The war memorial
    The war memorial

See also

Notes
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  1. Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
  2. Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986, 378 p. (ISBN 2-222-03821-9)
  3. André Balent, Dabouzi, François, Dictionnaire Maitron

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