Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste Prats de Molló i la Presta
Commune
The church of Saint-Juste-et-Sainte-Ruffine, in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
Coat of arms
Location of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
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Coordinates: 42°24′17″N 2°28′47″E / 42.4047°N 2.4797°E / 42.4047; 2.4797
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Le Canigou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Ferrer[1]
Area 1	145.09 km2 (56.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,114
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66150 /66230
Elevation	575–2,693 m (1,886–8,835 ft) (avg. 735 m or 2,411 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (French pronunciation: [pʁats də mɔjo la pʁɛst] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Prats de Molló i la Presta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, near the border with Spain and the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.^[3] The name Prats-de-Mollo comes from Catalan "meadows of Molló". Molló is a town just across the border and the Col d'Ares. La Preste is a spa resort town that was a separate village but is now included as part of the municipality. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste was the capital of the eponymous former canton. It forms part of the historical comarca of Vallespir and is part of Northern Catalonia. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.