Montbolo
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montbolo (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bɔlo] ⓘ; Catalan: Montboló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie-Josée Macabies[1] |
Area 1 | 21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 179 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66113 /66110 |
| Elevation | 240–1,323 m (787–4,341 ft) (avg. 576 m or 1,890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localization
Montbolo is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Geology
Montbolo once had gypsum mines, used for making plaster, and also lutite and dolomite. A landslide in a gypsum stone-pit in Montbolo occurred on 20 March 1886 and killed three workers.[3]
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 124 | — |
| 1975 | 92 | −4.17% |
| 1982 | 105 | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 133 | +3.00% |
| 1999 | 145 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 192 | +3.57% |
| 2012 | 186 | −0.63% |
| 2017 | 180 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
The Saint-Andrew church of Montbolo was first built in the 12th century and then modified in the 13th, 14th and 17th centuries. At the end of the 19th century, works started for a full repair of the church, but the new roof was entirely destroyed following a storm in January 1900.[5] Other repairs have been made more recently, such as the rebuild of the portal, which destroyed some of the older elements.[6]
Montbolo has two dolmens: the Caixa de Rotllan, on the city limit with Arles-sur-Tech and the dolmen de Formentera.
- Saint-Andrew church
- Caixa de Rotllan
Culture
- Poetry
See also
References
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