Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda

Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
The Mondony river and the parish church of Our Lady of Life, in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Location of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Coordinates: 42°28′34″N 2°40′21″E / 42.4761°N 2.6725°E / 42.4761; 2.6725
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityLe Haut Vallespir
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie Costa
Area
1
29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,553
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66003 /66110
Elevation176–1,424 m (577–4,672 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (French pronunciation: [ameli le bɛ̃ palalda] ; Catalan: Els Banys i Palaldà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is situated in the Tech valley, and combines the old and the new with a mix of narrow cobbled streets and modern accommodation. It has become a 'station verte' meaning that it must strive at all times to ensure that tourists benefit from a calm and natural environment.