Espira-de-l'Agly

Espira-de-l'Agly Espirà de l'Aglí
Commune
The town hall in Espira-de-l'Agly
Coat of arms
Location of Espira-de-l'Agly
Espira-de-l'Agly Espira-de-l'Agly
Coordinates: 42°46′41″N 2°50′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Fourcade
Area 1	26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,532
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66069 /66600
Elevation	26–458 m (85–1,503 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Espira-de-l'Agly (French pronunciation: [ɛspiʁa də laɡli] ^ⓘ, literally Espira of the Agly; Catalan: Espirà de l'Aglí) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Espira-de-l'Agly is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Espira-de-l'Agly is situated approximately 12 km outside Perpignan.

Map of Espira-de-l'Agly and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,685	—
1975	1,599	−0.75%
1982	1,723	+1.07%
1990	2,196	+3.08%
1999	2,463	+1.28%
2007	2,960	+2.32%
2012	3,304	+2.22%
2017	3,455	+0.90%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department