Vingrau Explained

Vingrau
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Vingrau 66.svg
Arrondissement:Perpignan
Canton:La Vallée de l'Agly
Insee:66231
Postal Code:66600
Mayor:Philippe Camps[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates:42.8489°N 2.7792°W
Elevation M:322
Elevation Min M:119
Elevation Max M:575
Area Km2:32.12

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

Geography

Vingrau is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

History

The townhall of Vingrau was destroyed by a fire in 1935, with all the municipal archives, and causing the death of a local roadman.[2]

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. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Incendie de la mairie de Vingrau en 1935, 6 March 2014