| Coustouges Costoja | |
|---|---|
 A general view of Coustouges | |
Location of Coustouges  | |
  Coustouges  Coustouges | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′07″N 2°39′02″E / 42.3686°N 2.6506°ECoordinates: 42°22′07″N 2°39′02″E / 42.3686°N 2.6506°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Anrigo[1] |
| Area1 | 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 93 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66061 /66260 |
| Elevation | 411–1,120 m (1,348–3,675 ft) (avg. 827 m or 2,713 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coustouges (Catalan: Costoja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Coustougiens (male) or Coustougiennes (female).
Geography[edit]
Localisation[edit]
Coustouges is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Coustouges is the second most southerly commune of mainland France, after Lamanère. The village is situated at an altitude of 832 m.
Neighbouring communes[edit]
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Toponymy[edit]
Coustouges was previously recorded with the name Costogia in 936, Custajas or Costogia, and finally Coustouges (end of the 19th century).
History[edit]
Coustouges was a dependency of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech from 988 until the French Revolution.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 207 | — |
| 1975 | 171 | −2.69% |
| 1982 | 163 | −0.68% |
| 1990 | 119 | −3.86% |
| 1999 | 134 | +1.33% |
| 2007 | 116 | −1.79% |
| 2012 | 108 | −1.42% |
| 2017 | 98 | −1.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people[edit]
- Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915-1960), anarchist, anti-Francoist maquisard, spent several years in Coustouges
- François Pinault, French entrepreneur, bought a house there in September 2004.
Images[edit]
Church of Notre-Dame de l’Aubépine
Tomb of an old family
View of the church from the square
Typical street name plaque in Coustouges
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[edit]
- Official Coustouges website
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coustouges. |
