Sournia ( French pronunciation: [suʁnja] ; Catalan : Sornià ; Occitan : Sornhan ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of south-western France . Its inhabitants are known as Sourniannais.
4-545: Sournia is a town of the Fenouillèdes , the languedocienne part of the Pyrénées-Orientales , in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Prades . The river Désix runs through the village. Sournia is 22 km from Ille-sur-Têt and from Vinça , 24 km from Prades and from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet , 30 km from Latour-de-France and 34 km from Axat . The commune
8-455: A reputation for having one of the longest longevity in France , even though this fact was not clearly verified. This Pyrénées-Orientales geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fenouill%C3%A8des Fenouillèdes ( French pronunciation: [fənujɛd] ; Occitan : Fenolhedés/Fenolheda ; Catalan : Fenolledès/Fenolleda )
12-730: Is a French comarca and a traditional Occitan -speaking area in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales . The capital of the comarca is Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet ( Sant Pau de Fenolhet ). Fenouillèdes has been part of France since the Treaty of Corbeil of 1258. In 1790, during the French Revolution , it was incorporated in a newly created département along with the Roussillon comarques . 42°49′N 2°29′E / 42.81°N 2.49°E / 42.81; 2.49 This Pyrénées-Orientales geographical article
16-399: Is covered by the quality wine standard AOC 'Côtes-du-Roussillon'. Sournia is crossed by the long-distance footpath, GR 36. The current mayor of Sournia is Paul Blanc, a senator, of the centre-right and right wing party UMP founded by Jacques Chirac . The population of Sournia in 2017 was 498 people. For some reason at the end of the 19th century, the population of Sournia seemed to have
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