Réal

For other uses, see Real.

Réal (French pronunciation: [ʁeal] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Real) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
View of Réal from the Formiguères road
Location of Réal
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Coordinates: 42°37′53″N 2°08′04″E / 42.6314°N 2.1344°E / 42.6314; 2.1344
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Catalanes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Seguy[1]
Area 1	10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	75
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66159 /66210
Elevation	1,379–2,340 m (4,524–7,677 ft) (avg. 1,580 m or 5,180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Réal is in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

 

Map of Réal and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	71	—
1975	53	−4.09%
1982	44	−2.62%
1990	25	−6.82%
1999	31	+2.42%
2007	42	+3.87%
2012	61	+7.75%
2017	66	+1.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites of interest

• The Saint-Romain church, built between the 11th and 17th centuries.
• The Puyvalador lake.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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