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Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales

Coordinates: 42°27′46″N 1°56′18″E / 42.4628°N 1.9383°E / 42.4628; 1.9383
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Ur
The church of Saint-Martin, in Ur
The church of Saint-Martin, in Ur
Coat of arms of Ur
Location of Ur
Map
Ur is located in France
Ur
Ur
Ur is located in Occitanie
Ur
Ur
Coordinates: 42°27′46″N 1°56′18″E / 42.4628°N 1.9383°E / 42.4628; 1.9383
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Gantou[1]
Area
1
6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
348
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66218 /66760
Elevation1,155–1,540 m (3,789–5,052 ft)
(avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ur (French: [yʁ] ; Catalan: Ur, [ur]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Toponymy

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The name of the village is attested in the form Hur as early as 839 AD, and is of pre-Indo-European origin, coming from the Ur-Or-Ar root - quite common in the Pyrenees - which designates a place where there is a spring or a river; the pre-Celtic root *Ur- still means "water" in Basque. Despite local folklore, there is no known relation to the city-state of Ur which is mentioned in the Bible.

Geography

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Ur is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Ur-Les Escaldes station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Map of Ur and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 256—    
1975 272+0.87%
1982 260−0.64%
1990 269+0.43%
1999 308+1.52%
2007 332+0.94%
2012 353+1.23%
2017 363+0.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE