Targasonne

Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] ; Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[3]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.

Targasonne
Targasona
The THEMIS Solar Power tower.
Location of Targasonne
Targasonne is located in France
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Targasonne
Targasonne is located in Occitanie
Targasonne
Targasonne
Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maurice de Gerona[1]
Area
1
7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
193
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66202 /66120
Elevation1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft)
(avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hiking Trail near Targasonne.

Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.

Geography

Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East.

Map of Targasonne and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 71    
1975 65−1.25%
1982 93+5.25%
1990 133+4.57%
1999 203+4.81%
2007 200−0.19%
2012 193−0.71%
2017 184−0.95%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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