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Estagel (; ca, Estagell) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
Geography
Localisation
Estagel is located in thecanton of La Vallée de l'Agly The canton of La Vallée de l'Agly is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rivesaltes.
It c ...
and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
Notable people
*François Arago
Dominique François Jean Arago ( ca, Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó), known simply as François Arago (; Catalan: ''Francesc Aragó'', ; 26 February 17862 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of t ...
(1786-1853), scientist and politician.
* Jacques Arago
Jacques Étienne Victor Arago (6 March 1790 – 27 November 1855) was a French writer, artist and explorer, author of a ''Voyage Round the World''.
Biography
Jacques was born in Estagel, Pyrénées-Orientales. He was the brother of François Ar ...
(1790-1855), writer, artist and explorer.
* Joseph Gaudérique Aymerich (1858-1937), military officer and colonial administrator.
See also
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales departmentReferences
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub