Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, Mountain commune in French Cerdagne, France
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via extends across 129 square kilometers at elevations between 1,312 and 2,212 meters in the Pyrénées-Orientales department.
The villages of Odeillo and Via first appeared in documents from 839, with Odeillo belonging to the County of Cerdanya and Via to the Urg family.
The name Font-Romeu derives from Catalan language meaning fountain of the pilgrim, reflecting the deep regional connection to Catalonian heritage.
The municipality provides administrative services, transportation connections, and public facilities including parks, sports centers, and a media library for its 1,780 residents.
The commune houses the largest solar furnace in the world, capable of generating temperatures reaching 3,500 degrees Celsius for scientific research.
Location: French Cerdagne
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales
Location: arrondissement of Prades
Elevation above the sea: 1,839 m
Shares border with: Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Bolquère, Eyne, Saillagouse, Estavar, Égat, Targasonne
Address: 66120 Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France 66120 Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Phone: +33468306810
Email: accueil@mairie-fontromeu.fr
Website: http://mairie-fontromeu.fr
GPS coordinates: 42.49778,2.03389
Latest update: November 1, 2025 08:34
Odeillo solar furnace
578 m
Grand Hôtel de Font-Romeu
949 m
Ermitage Notre-Dame de Font-Romeu
1.9 km
Castell de Llívia
5.2 km
Mare de Déu dels Àngels de Llívia
5.6 km
Edifici de les cases solars Trombe-Michel
432 m
Église Saint-Martin d'Odeillo
31 m
Église Saint-André d'Angoustrine
6.3 km
Chapelle Saint-Martin d'Envalls
6.7 km
Église Saint-Julien d'Estavar
4.5 km
Église Sainte-Colombe de Vià
903 m
Arboretum de Font-Romeu
2.5 km
La Borda dolmen
3.6 km
Église Sainte-Eulalie de Bolquère
3.7 km
Église Sainte-Eugénie de Saillagouse
4.2 km
Pic dels Moros
3.9 km
Dolmen de lo Pou
4.2 km
Église Saint-Vincent de Vilalta
4.4 km
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Bajanda
3.8 km
Église Saint-Saturnin de Targasonne
3.1 km
Chaos de Targassonne
4.6 km
Menhir del Molí d'Eina
3.8 km
Creu de Toret
5.6 km
Chapelle Saint-Antoine-Abbé de Ro
4.6 km
Nouvelle église Saint-André d'Angoustrine
6.1 km
Golf communal de Font-Romeu
1.5 km
Font de l'església de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels
5.6 km
Église Saint-Étienne d'Égat
1.4 kmReviews
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