Sorède
Sorède | |
|---|---|
Location of Sorède  | |
| Country | France |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001-2008) | Yves Porteix |
| Population | 2,962 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66196 / |
Sorède (Template:Lang-ca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Administration
| Period | Identity | Party | Profession | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 - 1989 | André Cavaillé | |||
| Since 1989 | Yves Porteix | UDF/MoDem | Mayor & Vice-president of the Community of Communes | |
| Other names are not yet known. | ||||
Population
- 1962: 1138
- 1968: 1164
- 1975: 1491
- 1982: 1896
- 1990: 2160
- 1999: 2699
- 2006: 2962
Sights
- 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.
Personalities
- Father Antonio Gomes, known as « Padre Himalaya », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented one of the first solar ovens 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.
See also
References
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