Osséja

Osséja
Oceja
The Lake of Osséja
The Lake of Osséja
Coat of arms of Osséja
Location of Osséja
Osséja is located in France
Osséja
Osséja
Osséja is located in Occitanie
Osséja
Osséja
Coordinates: 42°25′01″N 1°58′54″E
Country France
Region Occitania
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Ciurana
Area
1
17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)
1,372
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66130 /66340
Elevation 1,187–2,192 m (3,894–7,192 ft)
(avg. 1,247 m or 4,091 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Osséja (French pronunciation: [ɔseʒa] ; Catalan: Oceja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Osséja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Osséja station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Map of Osséja and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 1,082 —    
1975 1,134 +0.67%
1982 1,279 +1.73%
1990 1,274 −0.05%
1999 1,282 +0.07%
2007 1,480 +1.81%
2012 1,400 −1.11%
2017 1,330 −1.02%
Source: INSEE

See also