Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 2°02′05″E / 42.4983333333°N 2.03472222222°E / 42.4983333333; 2.03472222222
| Commune of Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via |
Solar furnace |
| Location |
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| Administration |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Saillagouse |
| Mayor | Pierre Bosselut
(2001–2008) |
| Statistics |
| Elevation | 1,312–2,212 m (4,300–7,260 ft)
(avg. 1,800 m/5,900 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,257 (2006) |
| - Density | 76 /km2 (200 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66124/ 66120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (Catalan: Font Romeu, Odelló i Vià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the spanish border in the south of France.
It also is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.
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