Escaro

Escaro
Escaró
Commune
A general view of Escaro
A general view of Escaro
Location of Escaro
Escaro is located in France
Escaro
Escaro
Location within France
Escaro is located in Occitanie
Escaro
Escaro
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°32′19″N 2°18′57″E / 42.5386°N 2.3158°E / 42.5386; 2.3158
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityConflent Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Aspe
Area
1
15.21 km2 (5.87 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Highest elevation
2,082 m (6,831 ft)
Lowest elevation
588 m (1,929 ft)
Population
 (2023)
128
 • Density8.42/km2 (21.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66068 /66360
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Localisation

Escaro is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Escaro and its surrounding communes

History

On 20 March 1822, the commune of Aytua is linked to Escaro.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 164—    
1975 92−7.93%
1982 85−1.12%
1990 102+2.31%
1999 84−2.13%
2007 89+0.73%
2012 120+6.16%
2017 106−2.45%
2023 128+3.19%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  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. ↑ Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE