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| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Céret | |
| Canton | Arles-sur-Tech | |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Lucien Julia | |
| Area1 | 21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 145 | |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66113 / 66110 | |
| Elevation | 240–1,323 m (787–4,341 ft) (avg. 576 m or 1,890 ft) |
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Montbolo (Catalan: Montboló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Contents
Geography
Localization
Montbolo is located in the canton of Arles-sur-Tech and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Geology
Montbolo once had gypsum mines, used for making plaster, and also lutite and dolostone. A landslide in a gypsum stone-pit in Montbolo occurred on 20 March 1886 and killed three workers.[1]
Population
Sites of interest
The Saint-Andrew church of Montbolo was first built in the 12th century and then modified in the 13th, 14th and 17th centuries. At the end of 19th century works started for a full repair of the church, but the new roof was entirely destroyed following a storm in January 1900.[2] Other repairs have been made more recently, such as the rebuild of the portal, which destroyed some of the older elements.[3]
Montbolo has two dolmens : the Caixa de Rotllan, on the city limit with Arles-sur-Tech and the dolmen de Formentera.
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Saint-Andrew church
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Caixa de Rotllan
See also
References
- ↑ (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Accident à Montbolo en 1886, 4 february 2014
- ↑ (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Tempête dans le Haut-Vallespir, 10 janvier 1900, 2 february 2014
- ↑ Marcel Durliat, Roussillon Roman, Zodiaque, 1986
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