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For other uses, see Rodes (disambiguation).

Rodès Rodés
Commune
A view within the village of Rodès
Coat of arms
Location of Rodès
Rodès Rodès
Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 2°33′44″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Roussillon Conflent
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Bianchini
Area 1	18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	758
• Density	41.9/km2 (108/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66165 /66320
Elevation	172–771 m (564–2,530 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rodès (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdɛs] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Rodès and its surrounding communes

Guillera Gorge, Rodès. Here, the Têt river has carved a steep gorge in the granite of the Hercynian Millas pluton. The arch and other stone structures on the opposite side of the river formed part of a medieval canal which carried water to a palace in Perpignan.The arched structure top left was part of a large granite quarry (La Devesa) which operated in the first half of the 20th century.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 401 —     1975 340 −2.33% 1982 347 +0.29% 1990 407 +2.01% 1999 509 +2.52% 2007 597 +2.01% 2012 626 +0.95% 2017 619 −0.22% 2023 758 +3.43% Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Saint-Felix of Ropidera Church