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Formiguères

Formiguères
Commune
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères
Coat of arms of Formiguères
Coat of arms
Formiguères is located in France
Formiguères
Formiguères
Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality Capcir Haut-Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Yves Baso
Area1 46.88 km2 (18.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 456
 • Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 66082 /66210
Elevation 1,428–2,808 m (4,685–9,213 ft)
(avg. 1,500 m or 4,900 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Its inhabitants are called Formiguérois.

Formiguères is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.



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