Rasiguères

Rasiguères
Rasiguèras
Commune
A general view of Rasiguères
A general view of Rasiguères
Coat of arms of Rasiguères
Coat of arms
Location of Rasiguères
Map
Rasiguères is located in France
Rasiguères
Rasiguères
Rasiguères is located in Occitanie
Rasiguères
Rasiguères
Coordinates: 42°46′00″N 2°36′34″E / 42.7667°N 2.6094°E / 42.7667; 2.6094
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityAgly Fenouillèdes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Foussat[1]
Area
1
13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
161
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66158 /66720
Elevation104–548 m (341–1,798 ft)
(avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rasiguères (French pronunciation: [ʁaziɡɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Rasiguèras; Catalan: Rasigueres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Rasiguères is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It gained particular recognition in 1981 when the pianist, Dame Moura Lympany, who lived in the village, established the Festival of Music and Wine which ran successfully for several years.

Map of Rasiguères and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 228—    
1975 152−5.63%
1982 162+0.91%
1990 165+0.23%
1999 168+0.20%
2007 139−2.34%
2012 167+3.74%
2017 152−1.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

  • A fine cave cooperative, Cellier de Trémoine
  • A fortified tower from the 15th c. with remaining parts of ramparts.
  • An old bridge from the 16th and 17th c. on the river Tournefort.
  • The ruins of the Trémoine family castle with walls from the 13th c. and a tower from the 16th and 17th c.
  • Ruins of the Castellas tower from the 12th and 13th c.
  • The Saint John the Baptist Church from the 18th and 19th c.[4]
  • Remains of an old church near the Tournefort bridge.
  • Various old stone sheds in the vineyards.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Quête insistante du curé de Rasiguères en 1887 , 11 June 2015
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