Nahuja
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.
Nahuja
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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[1] |
Area 1 | 5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
Population | 76 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/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. |
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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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