Lamanère

Lamanère La Menera
Commune
A general view of Lamanère
Coat of arms
Location of Lamanère
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Coordinates: 42°21′40″N 2°31′16″E / 42.3611°N 2.5211°E / 42.3611; 2.5211
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Haut Vallespir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gisèle Juanole[1]
Area ^1	23.83 km^2 (9.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	54
• Density	2.3/km^2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66091 /66230
Elevation	667–1,554 m (2,188–5,098 ft) (avg. 780 m or 2,560 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lamanère (French pronunciation: [lamanɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: La Menera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is the southernmost village of Continental France.

Geography

Lamanère is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Lamanère and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	113	—
1975	74	−5.87%
1982	60	−2.95%
1990	37	−5.86%
1999	44	+1.94%
2007	59	+3.73%
2012	51	−2.87%
2017	46	−2.04%
2018	52	+13.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Bray-Dunes, the northernmost commune of Continental France

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE