Fuilla

Fuilla
Fullà
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in winter
The church and surrounding buildings in winter
Coat of arms of Fuilla
Coat of arms
Location of Fuilla
Fuilla is located in France
Fuilla
Fuilla
Location within France
Fuilla is located in Occitanie
Fuilla
Fuilla
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°33′46″N 2°21′48″E / 42.5628°N 2.3633°E / 42.5628; 2.3633
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Régis Terrieu
Area
1
9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Highest elevation
1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Lowest elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2023)
435
 • Density44.9/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66085 /66820
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Fuilla is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Fuilla and its surrounding communes
View across the central part of the commune, in the Rotja valley.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 266—    
1975 233−1.87%
1982 254+1.24%
1990 297+1.97%
1999 329+1.14%
2007 365+1.31%
2012 430+3.33%
2017 448+0.82%
2023 435−0.49%
Source: INSEE

Sainte-Eulalie de Fuilla

Sainte-Eulalie de Fuilla

The early Romanesque church of Sainte-Eulalie, in the lower part of Fuilla, is a designated historic monument of considerable regional and historical interest. Consecrated in 1031, it has been described as "the most distinctive parish church in Conflent". This is because, in particular, the church has a prominent and beautiful clerestory - where the nave is elevated well above the roof lines of the aisles on either side. For this reason, Sainte-Eulalie has been cited as a prototype for the later, larger and better-known Romanesque church of Sant Vicenç de Cardona, in Catalonia. Also, and unlike most churches in Conflent, Sainte-Eulalie was not constructed under the patronage of either of the two nearby Benedictine abbeys, Saint-Michel de Cuxa and Saint-Martin du Canigou. Exceptionally, the building programme at Fuilla was sponsored by the local population.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  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
  4. ↑ Rush, Simon (2022). The first Romanesque architecture of Conflent, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (66). Tradition, system and style (PhD thesis). Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 2026-07-28. Pages 201-209. See also Sainte-Eulalie de Fuilla - an early Romanesque jewel, by Simon Rush (2024).