Vinça (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sa] ; Catalan: Vinçà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Vinça
Vinçà | |
|---|---|
 Vinça, the lake of Vinça and the Canigou | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vinça  | |
  Vinça  Vinça | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 2°31′46″E / 42.6461°N 2.5294°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Bruno Guerin[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,156 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66230 /66320 |
| Elevation | 199–364 m (653–1,194 ft) (avg. 262 m or 860 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editVinça is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,622 | — |
| 1975 | 1,587 | −0.31% |
| 1982 | 1,589 | +0.02% |
| 1990 | 1,655 | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 1,666 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 1,856 | +1.36% |
| 2012 | 1,947 | +0.96% |
| 2017 | 2,075 | +1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
editThe N116 road passes close to the north of Vinça village.
Vinça railway station is on TER Occitanie line 24 (Villefranche-Vernet-les-Bains – Perpignan).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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