Targasonne

Targasonne
Targasona
The THEMIS Solar Power tower.
Location of Targasonne
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Targasonne is located in France
Targasonne
Targasonne
Targasonne is located in Occitanie
Targasonne
Targasonne
Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 1°59′52″E / 42.5003°N 1.9978°E / 42.5003; 1.9978
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice de Gerona[1]
Area
1
7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
195
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66202 /66120
Elevation1,383–2,123 m (4,537–6,965 ft)
(avg. 1,597 m or 5,240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hiking Trail near Targasonne.

Targasonne (French pronunciation: [taʁɡasɔn] ; Catalan: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne[3]) is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.

Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret No. 2021-1921 du 30 décembre 2021 portant changement du nom de communes