Sauto, Pyrénées-Orientales

Sauto (French pronunciation: [soto] ; Catalan: Sautó i Fetges) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is reached by the TER Occitanie, which serves the station of Gare de Sauto.

Sauto
Sautó i Fetges (Catalan)
A general view of Sauto
A general view of Sauto
Coat of arms of Sauto
Location of Sauto
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Sauto is located in France
Sauto
Sauto
Sauto is located in Occitanie
Sauto
Sauto
Coordinates: 42°30′48″N 2°09′07″E / 42.5133°N 2.1519°E / 42.5133; 2.1519
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Santanach[1]
Area
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8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
98
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66192 /66210
Elevation1,100–2,030 m (3,610–6,660 ft)
(avg. 1,600 m or 5,200 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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Sauto is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

 
Map of Sauto and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 121—    
1975 98−2.97%
1982 93−0.75%
1990 102+1.16%
1999 107+0.53%
2006 81−3.90%
2007 82+1.23%
2011 96+4.02%
2012 95−1.04%
2015 93−0.71%
2016 93+0.00%
2017 91−2.15%
2019 91+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Sautonins or Saltunats.

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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE