Urbanya Explained

Urbanya
Native Name:Orbanyà
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Prades
Canton:Les Pyrénées catalanes
Insee:66219
Postal Code:66500
Mayor:Jean Servat[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:42.6397°N 2.3056°W
Elevation M:400
Elevation Min M:720
Elevation Max M:1765
Area Km2:14.40

Urbanya (in French pronounced as /yʁbaɲa/; Catalan; Valencian: Orbanyà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[2]

Geography

Urbanya is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.[2]

History

Urbanya is mentioned for the first time on 16 June 1186, as being owned by the lord of Conat, on an act signed by Guillem-Bernard de Paracols, husband of Blanche de Conat.[3]

In September 1907, a rain and hailstorm falls on Urbanya, damaging and sometimes destroying the roads and bridges, as well with several houses.[4]

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.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM66219-urbanya Commune d'Urbanya (66219)
  3. Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
  4. Web site: Déluge à Urbanya en 1907 . Cardenas . Fabricio . 9 August 2014 . Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales . 28 February 2016 . fr.