Where is Font Romeu Odeillo in the Pyrenees?

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is bordered by the communes of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Targassonne, Égat, Estavar, Saillagouse, Eyne and Bolquère .

Where is the Odeillo solar furnace in France?

It serves as a science research site studying materials at very high temperatures. It is situated in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, region of Languedoc-Roussillon, in south of France. The site was chosen because:

How big is the town of Odeillo in France?

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via ( Catalan: Font-romeu, Odelló i Vià ), or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France.

Where did the name Font Romeu come from?

The name of Font-Romeu means in Catalan : fountain of the pilgrim. Odeillo and Via are both mentioned for the first time in 839 among the places paying a fee to La Seu d’Urgell church. Nevertheless, Odeillo was at the time part of the County of Cerdanya, while Via was a property of the Urg family.

How many athletes have won medals at Font-Romeu?

More than 200 athletes that came to train at Font-Romeu went on to win Olympic Medals that same year. Thanks to our experience in high performance training, we have developed infrastructures to accommodate your needs, and allow you to gain valuable experience on all aspects of performance.

When was the first chapel in Font Romeu built?

A chapel was mentioned for the first time in Font-Romeu in 1525, on the territory of Odeillo. It already hosted a statue of the Virgin Mary from the 13th century, and a hermitage was built from 1693 to receive the pilgrims. Odeillo and Via both became communes in 1790.