Nahuja

Nahuja Naüja
Commune
An aerial view of Nahuja
Coat of arms
Location of Nahuja
Nahuja Location within France Nahuja Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°25′33″N 1°59′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francine Majoral
Area 1	5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	74
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66120 /66340
Elevation	1,196–1,888 m (3,924–6,194 ft) (avg. 1,350 m or 4,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nahuja (French pronunciation: [na.yʒa] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Naüja) is a small village in the Cerdanya which is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is only 8 km far from the Spanish border in Puigcerdà. Its closest neighbour towns are Osséja and Sainte-Léocadie.

Geography

Nahuja is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Nahuja and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	48	—
1975	37	−3.65%
1982	45	+2.84%
1990	43	−0.57%
1999	63	+4.34%
2007	69	+1.14%
2012	66	−0.89%
2017	76	+2.86%
2023	74	−0.44%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Hiking around Nahuja