Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
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Church of St. Martin in Odeillo.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is located in France
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Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Saillagouse
Mayor Jean-Louis Demelin
Statistics
Elevation 1,312–2,212 m (4,304–7,257 ft)
(avg. 1,800 m/5,900 ft)
Land area1 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi)
Population2 1,992  (2007)
 - Density 67 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 2°02′05″E / 42.4983333333°N 2.03472222222°E / 42.4983333333; 2.03472222222

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (Catalan: Font Romeu, Odelló i Vià), or Odeillo, 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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Solar Power

The solar furnace at Odeillo can reach temperatures up to 3,500 °C (6,330 °F)

Transportation

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