title: Laroque-des-Albères
text: # Laroque-des-Albères
  
  Laroque-des-Albères (French pronunciation: (listen); Catalan: La Roca d'Albera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
  
  It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Localisation
  
  Laroque-des-Albères is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
  
  Places adjacent to Laroque-des-Albères :
  
  Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
  
  Palau-del-Vidre
  
  Villelongue-dels-Monts
  
  Laroque-des-Albères
  
  Sorède
  
  L'Albère
  
  La Jonquera (Spain) :
  
  ## Government and politics
  
  ### Mayors
  
  | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
  | - | - | - |
  | François Olibo | 1792 | 1796 |
  | Jean Poch | 1796 | 1800 |
  | Joseph Gaspa | 1800 | 1802 |
  | Joseph Pujas | 1802 | 8 June 1815 |
  | François Vilar | 8 June 1815 | ? |
  | Joseph Pujas | ? | 1816 |
  | Joseph Malzach | 1816 | 1827 |
  | Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1827 | 1830 |
  | François Barate | 1830 | 1831 |
  | Jacques Montoriol | 1831 | 1831 |
  | Martin Fourcade | 1831 | 1834 |
  | Blaise Roger | 1834 | 1837 |
  | Jean Montoriol | 1837 | 1840 |
  | Hyacinthe Carboneill | 1840 | 1841 |
  | Jean Oursoul | 1841 | 1846 |
  | Paul Vilar | 1846 | 1848 |
  | Jean Chaubet | 1848 | 1848 |
  | Pierre Vilar | 1848 | 1850 |
  | Joseph Chaubet | 1850 | 1854 |
  | Paul Vilar | 1854 | 1854 |
  | Joseph Montoriol | 1854 | 1855 |
  | Louis Malzach | 1855 | 1857 |
  | Raymond Vassal | 1857 | 1860 |
  | Jacques Cisque | 1860 | 1862 |
  | Pierre Vilar | 1862 | 1869 |
  | Louis Malzach | 1869 | 1970 |
  | Théophile Vilar | 1870 | 1871 |
  | Martin Durand | 1871 | 1874 |
  | Joseph Malzach | 1874 | 1876 |
  | Théophile Vilar | 1876 | 1876 |
  | Joseph Molins | 1876 | 1879 |
  | Joseph Cantuern | 1879 | 1881 |
  | Jean Caurignac | 1881 | 1882 |
  | Hyacinthe Oursol | 1882 | 1882 |
  | Baptiste Pagès | 1882 | 1888 |
  | Théophile Vilar | 1888 | 1893 |
  | Pierre Vilar | 1893 | 1904 |
  | Michel Bosch | 1904 | 1910 |
  | Joseph Cantuern | 1910 | 1913 |
  | Louis Solé | 1913 | 1928 |
  | Joseph Carboneill | 1928 | 1941 |
  | Étienne Courp | 1941 | 1944 |
  | Louis Solé | 1944 | 1959 |
  | François Domenjo | 1959 | 1965 |
  | Fernand Soler | 1965 | 1983 |
  | Sébastien Martinez | 1983 | 1989 |
  | Pierre Romengas | 1989 | March 1995 |
  | Maryse Armada | March 1995 | March 2008 |
  | Jean-Pierre Bagate | March 2008 | September 2008 (resigned) |
  | Christian Nauté | October 2008 | |
  
  ## Sites of interest
  
  * The castle (12th century), one of the finest examples of incastellamento in the area.
  * Puig Neulós
  * General view of the village
  * The village seen from the castle
  * The castle, 12th century (view southwest)
  * The tower of the castle (view northwest)
  * The parish church
  * Bell gable
  * Portal with reliefs of St. Peter and St. Paul
  * The chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya
  * Ruins of the chapel Saint-Fructueux de Roca-Vella
  * The chapel Saint-Sébastien
  