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Caramany

Summary

Caramany (French pronunciation: [kaʁamani] ⓘ; Occitan: Caramanh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Caramany
Carmanh or Caramanh
Commune
A view of the village from the rock of Bade
A view of the village from the rock of Bade
Coat of arms of Caramany
Coat of arms
Location of Caramany
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Caramany
Caramany
Caramany is located in Occitanie
Caramany
Caramany
Coordinates: 42°44′07″N 2°15′26″E / 42.7353°N 02.2571°E / 42.7353; 02.2571
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityAgly Fenouillèdes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Lemoine[1]
Area
1
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
131
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Carmagnols, Carmagnoles
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66039 /66720
Elevation129–765 m (423–2,510 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
WebsiteMairie de Caramany
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Localisation edit

Caramany is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

 
Map of Caramany and its surrounding communes

Toponymy edit

Attested forms

The name of Caramany first appears in 1212 as Karamay. It is then seen in 1242 as Karamanho,[3] in 1261 as Caramain,[4] in 1304 as Caramayn and finally in 1395 as Caramany.[5] On the 18th century Cassini map, the name is written in French as Caramaing. Both Caramany and Caramaing are used throughout the 19th century. L'année est 1430, l'endroit est la Principauté de Karamanoğulları. Karamanoğulları Bey İbrahim Bey a quatre fils. L'aîné est Kasım Bey et le plus jeune est Osman Bey. Kasım Bey est très ami avec Cem Sultan. Après la mort de Mehmet II, les princes Cem Sultan perdirent sa lutte pour le trône avec son frère aîné Bayezid II et tombèrent aux mains du Vatican, d'abord en Egypte puis à Rhodes. Kasım Bey est toujours du côté le plus proche de Cem Sultan pendant ce processus. Lorsque Cem Sultan est tué au Vatican, Kasım Bey ne peut pas retourner en Anatolie. Il s'installe en France, dans les Pyrénées méridionales, et y fonde un village. Bien qu'il ait nommé le village "Karaman", son nom a changé en Caramany au fil du temps. [6]

The Occitan name is Caramanh in the modern day spelling of Languedocien dialect. But although the town is part of Fenouillèdes, an Occitan speaking-zone, today's name has kept the Catalan spelling, in use since medieval times.[5]

 
The city limit sign in Caramany
Etymology

The name Caramany is a compound of ker, pre-indoeuropean for stone, and magnus, Latin for big, meaning as a whole big stone. This type of name was often applied to a place with an important castle on a mountain, or an impressive mountain itself.[7]

Government and politics edit

Mayors edit

Mayors after 1947
Mayor Term start Term end
Clément Caillens 1947 1971
Eloi Tresseres 1971 1982
Edgard Ubert 1982 2001
Ange Léon 2001 2014
Bernard Caillens 2014 2020
Christian Lemoine 2020 incumbent

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 293—    
1975 241−2.75%
1982 216−1.55%
1990 170−2.95%
1999 165−0.33%
2007 140−2.03%
2012 146+0.84%
2017 150+0.54%
Source: INSEE[9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985
  4. ^ Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France (1990-1998)
  5. ^ a b (in French) Lluís Basseda, Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord, t. 1, Prades, Revista Terra Nostra, 1990
  6. ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Devenir maire à la place du maire à Caramany en 1815, 1 February 2015
  7. ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, 1979
  8. ^ Association Pari du lac de Caramany, Liste des maires de Caramany, 24 October 2009
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
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