Targasonne Explained

Targasonne
Native Name:Targasona
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Prades
Canton:Les Pyrénées catalanes
Insee:66202
Postal Code:66120
Mayor:Maurice de Gerona[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pyrénées Cerdagne
Coordinates:42.5003°N 1.9978°W
Elevation M:1597
Elevation Min M:1383
Elevation Max M:2123
Area Km2:7.80

Targasonne (in French pronounced as /taʁɡasɔn/; Catalan; Valencian: Targasona; before 2022: Targassonne) 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.

Geography

Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades very close to the Spanish border and the exclave of Llívia. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix 61 kilometres to the northwest and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the east.

See also

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.