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Estagel (; ) is a commune in the
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...
department in southern France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
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 ...
and in the arrondissement of Perpignan
The arrondissement of Perpignan is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 39 communes. Its population is 292,142 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The commun ...
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Population
Notable people
*François Arago
Dominique François Jean Arago (), known simply as François Arago (; Catalan: , ; 26 February 17862 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the Carbonari revolutionaries and politician.
Early l ...
(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 department
The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes.
Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ...
References
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub