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Err, Pyrénées-Orientales

Coordinates: 42°26′28″N 2°02′03″E / 42.4411°N 2.0342°E / 42.4411; 2.0342
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Err
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The church of Saint-Génis and the chapel of the Virgin, in Err
The church of Saint-Génis and the chapel of the Virgin, in Err
Location of Err
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Err is located in France
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Err is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 42°26′28″N 2°02′03″E / 42.4411°N 2.0342°E / 42.4411; 2.0342
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isidore Peyrato[1]
Area
1
25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
699
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66067 /66800
Elevation1,309–2,911 m (4,295–9,551 ft)
(avg. 1,335 m or 4,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Err (French pronunciation: [ɛʁ] ; Catalan: Er, locally [ˈer(t)]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Toponymy

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The onomastics of the town name, first attested as Ezerre in 839 AD amongst many later forms, is ultimately mysterious. Linguists generally agree it dates before the dominance of Celtic languages and Latin in ancient Gaul (a dominant hypothesis being a Basque-related Pre-Indo-European name; also see Old European hydronymy). Compare the etymology of similarly-sounding nearby Ur.

Geography

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

Map of Err and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 352—    
1975 370+0.71%
1982 408+1.41%
1990 398−0.31%
1999 551+3.68%
2007 621+1.51%
2012 620−0.03%
2017 673+1.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sport

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The commune contains the winter sports resort of Err-Puigmal, on the Puigmal mountain.

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