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Vingrau

Coordinates: 42°50′56″N 2°46′45″E / 42.8489°N 2.7792°E / 42.8489; 2.7792
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Vingrau
Commune
A general view of Vingrau
A general view of Vingrau
Coat of arms of Vingrau
Coat of arms
Location of Vingrau
Map
Vingrau is located in France
Vingrau
Vingrau
Vingrau is located in Occitanie
Vingrau
Vingrau
Coordinates: 42°50′56″N 2°46′45″E / 42.8489°N 2.7792°E / 42.8489; 2.7792
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Camps[1]
Area
1
32.12 km2 (12.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
549
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66231 /66600
Elevation119–575 m (390–1,886 ft)
(avg. 322 m or 1,056 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vingrau (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ɡʁo] ⓘ; Catalan: Vingrau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Vingrau is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Vingrau and its surrounding communes

History

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The townhall of Vingrau was destroyed by a fire in 1935, with all the municipal archives, and causing the death of a local roadman.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 563—    
1975 490−1.96%
1982 475−0.44%
1990 426−1.35%
1999 469+1.07%
2007 565+2.36%
2012 644+2.65%
2017 606−1.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Incendie de la mairie de Vingrau en 1935, 6 March 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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