Escaro (French pronunciation: [ɛskaʁo] ; Catalan: Escaró) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Escaro
Escaró
A general view of Escaro
A general view of Escaro
Location of Escaro
Map
Escaro is located in France
Escaro
Escaro
Escaro is located in Occitanie
Escaro
Escaro
Coordinates: 42°32′19″N 2°18′57″E / 42.5386°N 2.3158°E / 42.5386; 2.3158
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityConflent Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Aspe[1]
Area
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15.21 km2 (5.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
119
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66068 /66360
Elevation588–2,082 m (1,929–6,831 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Localisation

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

 
Map of Escaro and its surrounding communes

History

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On 20 March 1822, the commune of Aytua is linked to Escaro.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 164—    
1975 92−7.93%
1982 85−1.12%
1990 102+2.31%
1999 84−2.13%
2007 89+0.73%
2012 120+6.16%
2017 106−2.45%
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. ^ Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE