Arboussols Explained

Arboussols, Arboçols
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Arboussols (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg
Arrondissement:	Prades
Canton:	La Vallée de l'Agly
Insee:	66007
Postal Code:	66320
Mayor:	Fernand Cabeza^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	42.6644°N 2.4861°W
Elevation M:	593
Elevation Min M:	242
Elevation Max M:	1004
Area Km2:	14.08

Arboussols (in French pronounced as /aʁbusɔls/; Catalan; Valencian: Arboçols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Arboussols is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Éloi Aubert	1983	1989
Jean-Claude Delseny	2001	2014
Étienne Surjus	2014

Sites of interest

• The church of Saint Saviour in Arboussols ;
• The church of Saint Eulalia in Arboussols ;
• The medieval hamlet of Marcevol ;
• The priory of Marcevol ;
• The church of Our Lady of the Stairs in Marcevol ;
• The half-dolmen de la Llosa del Cortal dels Polls.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.