Palau-de-Cerdagne

Palau-de-Cerdagne
Palau de Cerdanya
The town hall in Palau-de-Cerdagne
Location of Palau-de-Cerdagne
Palau-de-Cerdagne
Palau-de-Cerdagne
Coordinates: 42°25′00″N 1°58′02″E / 42.4167°N 1.9672°E / 42.4167; 1.9672
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
IntercommunalityPyrénées Cerdagne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Surroque
Area
1
11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
408
  Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66132 /66340
Elevation1,151–2,203 m (3,776–7,228 ft)
(avg. 1,270 m or 4,170 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Palau-de-Cerdagne (French pronunciation: [palo sɛʁdaɲ] , literally Palau of Cerdagne; Occitan: Palai de Cerdanha; Catalan: Palau de Cerdanya) is a commune in the eastern Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France).

The people of the town celebrate the Xicolatada, every year, on the 16th of August.