Corbère Explained

Corbère
Native Name:Corbera del Castell
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Escut de Corbera.svg
Arrondissement:Prades
Canton:La Vallée de la Têt
Insee:66055
Postal Code:66130
Mayor:Joseph Silvestre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Roussillon Conflent
Coordinates:42.6539°N 2.6614°W
Elevation M:160
Elevation Min M:130
Elevation Max M:523
Area Km2:7.25

Corbère (in French pronounced as /kɔʁbɛʁ/; Catalan; Valencian: Corbera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Corbère is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

History

The hamlet of Corbère-les-Cabanes starts growing in population from the 16th century and on. In the 19th century, the territory is still part of the commune of Corbère. Yet, thinking it is now big enough, its people ask to become an independent commune from Corbère. This is finally done on May 14, 1856.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  3. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Création de Corbère-les-Cabanes en 1856, 14 May 2015