Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | |
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Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 2°02′05″E / 42.4983°N 2.0347°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Luneau[1] |
Area 1 | 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,780 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66124 /66120 |
Elevation | 1,312–2,212 m (4,304–7,257 ft) (avg. 1,800 m or 5,900 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ ʁɔmø ɔdɛjo vja] ; Catalan: Font-romeu, Odelló i Vià), or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France.[3] It comprises the villages of Odeillo and Via, as well as Font-Romeu, one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.