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Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Church of St. Martin in Odeillo. 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
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 world's largest solar furnace (pictured) is in Odeillo, and welcomes visitors.
- THEMIS Solar Power R&D center is 3 kilometres away in the village of Targassonne
Transportation
- Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is served by the Yellow train line, a railway which runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Mont-Louis.
See also
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- Arboretum de Font-Romeu
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