Reynès

Commune in Occitania, France

Reynès Reiners
Commune
A view within Reynès
Location of Reynès
(2020–2026)		Guy Gatounes^[1]
Area ¹	27.56 km² (10.64 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,244
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66160 /66400
Elevation	132–1,440 m (433–4,724 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Reynès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	676	—
1975	692	+0.33%
1982	787	+1.85%
1990	964	+2.57%
1999	1,203	+2.49%
2007	1,248	+0.46%
2012	1,246	−0.03%
2017	1,328	+1.28%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Talc

Reynès was home to a very productive talc mine which operated from 1876 to 1987. The extracted talc was used in various industries: soap making in Marseilles, porcelain making in Limoges and leather curing. In 1929 the mine installed an aerial wire system to facilitate the transportation of wagons down into the deep valley. In 1930, 440 tons of talc were extracted from the mine.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE