Laroque-des-Albères

Laroque-des-Albères
Commune
A general view of Laroque-des-Albères
Coat of arms
Location of Laroque-des-Albères
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Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 2°55′58″E / 42.5239°N 2.9328°E / 42.5239; 2.9328
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Vallespir-Albères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Nauté[1]
Area 1	20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,245
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66093 /66740
Elevation	42–1,245 m (138–4,085 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laroque-des-Albères (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk de.z‿albɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.

Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

• The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples of incastellamento in the area.
• Puig Neulós

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  General view of the village
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  The village seen from the castle
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  The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
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  The tower of the castle (view northwest)
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  The parish church
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  Bell gable
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  Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
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  The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
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  Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
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  The chapel Saint-Sébastien

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

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