Laroque-des-Albères
# Laroque-des-Albères

Laroque-des-Albères (French pronunciation: (listen); Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.

## Geography

### Localisation

Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Places adjacent to Laroque-des-Albères :

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

Palau-del-Vidre

Villelongue-dels-Monts

Laroque-des-Albères

Sorède

L'Albère

La Jonquera (Spain) :

## Government and politics

### Mayors

| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
| - | - | - |
| François Olibo | 1792 | 1796 |
| Jean Poch | 1796 | 1800 |
| Joseph Gaspa | 1800 | 1802 |
| Joseph Pujas | 1802 | 8 June 1815 |
| François Vilar | 8 June 1815 | ? |
| Joseph Pujas | ? | 1816 |
| Joseph Malzach | 1816 | 1827 |
| Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1827 | 1830 |
| François Barate | 1830 | 1831 |
| Jacques Montoriol | 1831 | 1831 |
| Martin Fourcade | 1831 | 1834 |
| Blaise Roger | 1834 | 1837 |
| Jean Montoriol | 1837 | 1840 |
| Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1840 | 1841 |
| Jean Oursoul | 1841 | 1846 |
| Paul Vilar | 1846 | 1848 |
| Jean Chaubet | 1848 | 1848 |
| Pierre Vilar | 1848 | 1850 |
| Joseph Chaubet | 1850 | 1854 |
| Paul Vilar | 1854 | 1854 |
| Joseph Montoriol | 1854 | 1855 |
| Louis Malzach | 1855 | 1857 |
| Raymond Vassal | 1857 | 1860 |
| Jacques Cisque | 1860 | 1862 |
| Pierre Vilar | 1862 | 1869 |
| Louis Malzach | 1869 | 1970 |
| Théophile Vilar | 1870 | 1871 |
| Martin Durand | 1871 | 1874 |
| Joseph Malzach | 1874 | 1876 |
| Théophile Vilar | 1876 | 1876 |
| Joseph Molins | 1876 | 1879 |
| Joseph Cantuern | 1879 | 1881 |
| Jean Caurignac | 1881 | 1882 |
| Hyacinthe Oursol | 1882 | 1882 |
| Baptiste Pagès | 1882 | 1888 |
| Théophile Vilar | 1888 | 1893 |
| Pierre Vilar | 1893 | 1904 |
| Michel Bosch | 1904 | 1910 |
| Joseph Cantuern | 1910 | 1913 |
| Louis Solé | 1913 | 1928 |
| Joseph Carboneill | 1928 | 1941 |
| Étienne Courp | 1941 | 1944 |
| Louis Solé | 1944 | 1959 |
| François Domenjo | 1959 | 1965 |
| Fernand Soler | 1965 | 1983 |
| Sébastien Martinez | 1983 | 1989 |
| Pierre Romengas | 1989 | March 1995 |
| Maryse Armada | March 1995 | March 2008 |
| Jean-Pierre Bagate | March 2008 | September 2008 (resigned) |
| Christian Nauté | October 2008 | |

## Sites of interest

* The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples of incastellamento in the area.
* Puig Neulós
* General view of the village
* The village seen from the castle
* The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
* The tower of the castle (view northwest)
* The parish church
* Bell gable
* Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
* The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
* Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
* The chapel Saint-Sébastien
