Sournia [SEP] head of government
and from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, 30 km from Latour-de-France and 34 km from Axat. The commune is covered by the quality wine standard AOC 'Côtes-du-Roussillon'.br Sournia is crossed by the long distance footpath, GR 36.
Administration.
The current mayor of Sournia is Paul Blanc, a senator, of the centre-right and right wing party UMP founded by Jacques Chirac.
Population.
The population of Sournia in 2013 was 501 people.
Canton of Sournia
The Canton of Sournia is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 11 communes, which joined the new canton of La Vallée de l'Agly in 2015.
Composition.
The canton of Sournia includes 11 communes :
- Sournia
- Arboussols
- Campoussy
- Felluns
- Pézilla-de-Conflent
- Prats-de-Sournia
- Rabouillet