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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Sorède
|name = Sorède
|region = [[Languedoc-Roussillon]]
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|department = [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]
|image = Vue de Sorède.JPG
|caption = A general view of the village of Sorède
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sorède 66.svg
|arrondissement = Céret
|arrondissement = Céret
|canton = Argelès-sur-Mer
|canton = Vallespir-Albères
|INSEE = 66196
|INSEE = 66196
|postal code = 66690
|postal code = 66690
|mayor = Yves Porteix<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Yves Porteix
|term = 2001&ndash;2008
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = Albères
|intercommunality = CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
|longitude = 2.9575
|coordinates = {{coord|42.5314|2.9575|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 42.5313888889
|elevation m = 80
|elevation m = 80
|elevation min m = 42
|elevation min m = 42
|elevation max m = 1241
|elevation max m = 1241
|area km2 = 34.54
|area km2 = 34.54
|population = 2962
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Sorède''' ({{Lang-ca|Sureda}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]].
'''Sorède''' ({{IPA|fr|sɔʁɛd|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (Culex)-Sorède.wav}}; {{Langx|ca|Sureda}}, that is ''cork oak wood'') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Orientales]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southern [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/66196-sorede INSEE commune file]</ref>


==Administration==
== Geography ==
Sorède is located in the [[canton of Vallespir-Albères]] and in the [[arrondissement of Céret]].
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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| List of mayors
[[File:Map commune FR insee code 66196.png|thumb|center|300px|Map of Sorède and its surrounding communes]]
|-style="background: #ddffdd"

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! Period !! Identity !! [[List of political parties in France|Party]] !! Profession
== Government and politics ==
=== Mayors ===
{{incomplete list|date=May 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of mayors
|-
|-
⚫
! Period !! Name !! [[List of political parties in France|Party]] !! Profession
⚫
| align=right| 1966 - 1989 || André Cavaillé ||
|-
|-
⚫
|1966–1989 || André Cavaillé ||
⚫
| align=right| Since 1989 || Yves Porteix ||align="center"| [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]]/[[Democratic Movement (France)|MoDem]] || Mayor & Vice-president of the [[Communes_of_France#Intercommunality|Community of Communes]]||
|-
|-
⚫
|1989–incumbent || Yves Porteix ||align="center"| [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]]/[[Democratic Movement (France)|MoDem]] || Mayor & Vice-president of the [[Communes of France#Intercommunality|Community of Communes]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | <small> ''Other names are not yet known.''
|}
|}


==Population==
==Population==


{{Historical populations
:1962: 1138
| align = none
⚫
:1968: 1164
| cols = 1
⚫
:1975: 1491
| percentages = pagr
⚫
:1982: 1896
| source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-66196#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
⚫
:1990: 2160
| graph-pos = right
⚫
:1999: 2699
⚫
|1968 | 1164
:2006: 2962
⚫
|1975 | 1491
⚫
|1982 | 1896
⚫
|1990 | 2160
⚫
|1999 | 2699
|2007 | 2970
|2012 | 3083
|2017 | 3267
}}


== Sites of interest ==
==Sights==
* The main church "St Assiscle et Ste Victoire", 14th century choir, 17th century [[Baroque]] sculptures.
* The main church "St Assiscle et Ste Victoire", 14th century choir, 17th century [[Baroque]] sculptures.
* Notre-Dame du Château, an 18th century sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the mountains, and the ruins of the castle of Ultrera, dating from the early Middle Ages.
* Notre-Dame du Château, an 18th-century sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the mountains, and the ruins of the castle of Ultrera, dating from the early Middle Ages.
* Saint Martin de Lavail, a 9th century [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] chapel.
* Saint Martin de Lavail, a 9th-century [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] chapel.
* Since the 13th century, [[whip]]s have been made from the local [[celtis]] tree. Celtis whips are still made by hand today in Sorède and visitors can tour the workshop where they are made.


== Notable people ==
==People==
* Father Antonio Gomes, known as « [[Padre Himalaya]] », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented one of the first [[solar oven]]s in Sorède in 1900.
* Father Antonio Gomes, known as « [[Padre Himalaya]] », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented with one of the first [[solar oven]]s in Sorède in 1900.
* [[Philippe Clarke]] - half English, half French; Clarke moved to his family Villa in the Village in 2000; he was one of the first winners of the Euro Millions Lottery in February 2004. Clarke won an estimated 19,000,000 Euros.
* [[Philippe David Clarke]] - was one of the early winners of the Euro Millions Lottery in February 2004. Clarke won an estimated 19,000,000 Euros. He has lived between Sorède and Kent, UK for most of his life.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Puig Neulós]]
*[[Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department]]
*[[Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department]]


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.insee.fr/fr/methodes/nomenclatures/cog/fichecommunale.asp?codedep=66&codecom=196 INSEE commune file]
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 11 November 2024

Sorède
Commune
A general view of the village of Sorède
A general view of the village of Sorède
Coat of arms of Sorède
Coat of arms
Location of Sorède
Map
Sorède is located in France
Sorède
Sorède
Sorède is located in Occitanie
Sorède
Sorède
Coordinates: 42°31′53″N 2°57′27″E / 42.5314°N 2.9575°E / 42.5314; 2.9575
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityCC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Porteix[1]
Area
1
34.54 km2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,500
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66196 /66690
Elevation42–1,241 m (138–4,072 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorède (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɛd] ⓘ; Catalan: Sureda, that is cork oak wood) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

Geography

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Sorède is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Sorède and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

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Mayors

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List of mayors
Period Name Party Profession
1966–1989 André Cavaillé
1989–incumbent Yves Porteix UDF/MoDem Mayor & Vice-president of the Community of Communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,164—    
1975 1,491+3.60%
1982 1,896+3.49%
1990 2,160+1.64%
1999 2,699+2.51%
2007 2,970+1.20%
2012 3,083+0.75%
2017 3,267+1.17%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites of interest

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  • The main church "St Assiscle et Ste Victoire", 14th century choir, 17th century Baroque sculptures.
  • Notre-Dame du Château, an 18th-century sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the mountains, and the ruins of the castle of Ultrera, dating from the early Middle Ages.
  • Saint Martin de Lavail, a 9th-century Romanesque chapel.
  • Since the 13th century, whips have been made from the local celtis tree. Celtis whips are still made by hand today in Sorède and visitors can tour the workshop where they are made.

Notable people

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  • Father Antonio Gomes, known as « Padre Himalaya », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented with one of the first solar ovens in Sorède in 1900.
  • Philippe David Clarke - was one of the early winners of the Euro Millions Lottery in February 2004. Clarke won an estimated 19,000,000 Euros. He has lived between Sorède and Kent, UK for most of his life.

See also

[edit]

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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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