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Rodès
Rodés
Commune
A view within the village of Rodès
A view within the village of Rodès
Coat of arms of Rodès
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Rodès
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 2°33′44″E / 42.6581°N 2.5622°E / 42.6581; 2.5622
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Bianchini[1]
Area
1
18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (660 ft)
Highest elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Lowest elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
758
 • Density41.9/km2 (108/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66165 /66320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rodès (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdɛs] ⓘ; Catalan: Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rodès and its surrounding communes
Guillera Gorge, Rodès. Here, the Têt river has carved a steep gorge in the granite of the Hercynian Millas pluton. The arch and other stone structures on the opposite side of the river formed part of a medieval canal which carried water to a palace in Perpignan.The arched structure top left was part of a large granite quarry (La Devesa) which operated in the first half of the 20th century.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 401—    
1975 340−2.33%
1982 347+0.29%
1990 407+2.01%
1999 509+2.52%
2007 597+2.01%
2012 626+0.95%
2017 619−0.22%
2023 758+3.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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