Palalda

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Palalda (; ) is a former commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, now part of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.

Geography

Palalda is located above the river Tech, to the northeast of Amélie-les-Bains and to the east of Montbolo.

History

The first mention of Palalda is from the year 814, as being the western limit of the territory of Céret.

On 1 October 1942, the commune of Palalda is linked to Amélie-les-Bains to create the new commune of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.

Mayors

{| class="wikitable"

! Beginning !! End !! Name

| || ||

| 1844 || 1847 || François Vilascèque

| 1847 || 1849 || Martin Bardetis

| 1849 || 16.4.1855 || Martin Pagès

| 16.5.1855 || 2.5.1857 || Martin Forga

| 2.5.1857 || 1870 || Jean Cambouliu

| 1870 || 2.1874 || François Alduy

| 2.1874 || 8.10.1876 || Jean Bartre

| 8.10.1876 || 30.9.1883 || Sauveur Dalmau

| 30.9.1883 || 21.5.1884 || Pierre Dejaule

| 21.5.1884 || 20.5.1888 || Joseph Cabanes

| 20.5.1888 || 26.11.1899 || Laurent Alduy

| 26.11.1899 || 15.5.1904 || Joseph Dagues (father)

| 15.05.1904 || 25.5.1914 || Joseph Dagues (son)

| 25.5.1914 || 10.12.1919 || Louis Villacèque

| 10.12.1919 || 22.12.1921 || François Dagues

| 22.12.1921 || 24.1.1922 || Jean Garrigue

| 29.1.1922 || 17.5.1925 || Joseph Pauly

| 17.5.1925 || 19.5.1929 || Antoine Forga

| 19.5.1929 || 19.5.1935 || Joseph Baux

| 19.5.1935 || 27.7.1941 || Michel Fons

| 21.8.1941 || 1.10.1942 || Marti

Demography

;Ancien Régime

Population under the Ancien Régime is calculated either in number of feu fiscal (f, fire tax), or in number of inhabitants (H).

;Modern times

Sites of interest

The romanesque church of Saint Martin, built in the 12th century and partly rebuilt between the 15th and 16th centuries.

thumb|center|Saint Martin church

Culture

;Poetry

Confidences d'un moutard parisien (1912) is a poem by the writer Marc Anfossi which mentions Palalda, Montbolo and Montalba-d'Amélie.

Notable people

Jean Trescases, a French military was born in Palalda