Llupia

Llupia (French pronunciation: [jypja] (listen); Catalan: Llupià) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
A general view of Llupia
Coat of arms
Location of Llupia
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Coordinates: 42°37′18″N 2°46′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Les Aspres
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Rigall
Area ^1	6.88 km^2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,943
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66101 /66300
Elevation	88–140 m (289–459 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Llupia is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Llupia and its surrounding communes

Toponymy

The historical name in Catalan is Llupià.

Government and politics

Town hall in Llupia

Ruins of the hamlet "Vilarmila", near Llupia, France, Romanesque church (11th ctry.) "Sainte-Marie de Vilarmila" in the background.

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Roger Rigall	2001

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	282	—
1975	399	+5.08%
1982	931	+12.87%
1990	1,253	+3.78%
1999	1,734	+3.68%
2007	1,820	+0.61%
2012	1,960	+1.49%
2017	1,943	−0.17%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE