Coustouges

Coustouges
Costoja
Commune
A general view of Coustouges
A general view of Coustouges
Map
Location of Coustouges
Coustouges is located in France
Coustouges
Coustouges
Coustouges is located in Occitanie
Coustouges
Coustouges
Coordinates: 42°22′07″N 2°39′02″E / 42.3686°N 2.6506°E / 42.3686; 2.6506
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityHaut Vallespir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Anrigo[1]
Area
1
16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
95
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66061 /66260
Elevation411–1,120 m (1,348–3,675 ft)
(avg. 827 m or 2,713 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coustouges (French pronunciation: [kustuʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Costoja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Coustougiens (male) or Coustougiennes (female).

Geography

Localisation

Coustouges is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Coustouges is the second most southerly commune of mainland France, after Lamanère. The village is situated at an altitude of 832 m.

Map of Coustouges and its surrounding communes

Toponymy

Coustouges was previously recorded with the name Costogia in 936, Custajas or Costogia, and finally Coustouges (end of the 19th century).

History

Coustouges was a dependency of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech from 988 until the French Revolution.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 207—    
1975 171−2.69%
1982 163−0.68%
1990 119−3.86%
1999 134+1.33%
2007 116−1.79%
2012 108−1.42%
2017 98−1.92%
2023 95−0.52%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

Images

  • Church of Notre-Dame de l’Aubépine
    Church of Notre-Dame de l’Aubépine
  • Tomb of an old family
    Tomb of an old family
  • View of the church from the square
    View of the church from the square
  • Typical street name plaque in Coustouges
    Typical street name plaque in Coustouges

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. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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