Targassonne
| Targassonne Targasona | |
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  Targassonne | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Targassonne | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E / 42.5003°N 1.9978°ECoordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E / 42.5003°N 1.9978°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Saillagouse |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre Will |
| Area1 | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)2 | 200 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66202 / 66120 |
| Elevation |
1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft) (avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Hiking Trail near Targassonne.
Targassonne (in Catalan Targasona) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.
The town council and some maps use the name Targasonne.
Targassonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.
Geography
Targassonne is located in the canton of Saillagouse and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East.
Map of Targassonne and its surrounding communes
Population
Population 1962-2008
See also
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center
- Solar furnace in Odeillo
- Cerdanya
References
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