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Laroque-des-Albères

Laroque-des-Albères
Commune
A general view of Laroque-des-Albères
A general view of Laroque-des-Albères
Coat of arms of Laroque-des-Albères
Coat of arms
Laroque-des-Albères is located in France
Laroque-des-Albères
Laroque-des-Albères
Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 2°55′58″E / 42.5239°N 2.9328°E / 42.5239; 2.9328Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 2°55′58″E / 42.5239°N 2.9328°E / 42.5239; 2.9328
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Céret
Canton Vallespir-Albères
Intercommunality Albères
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Christian Nauté
Area1 20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,976
 • Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 66093 /66740
Elevation 42–1,245 m (138–4,085 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 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.

Laroque-des-Albères (Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.

Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

General view of the village

The village seen from the castle

The parish church

The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya

Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella

The tower of the castle

The chapel Saint-Sébastien


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