Rasiguères | |
Native Name: | Rasiguèras |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Rasiguères (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg |
Arrondissement: | Prades |
Canton: | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Insee: | 66158 |
Postal Code: | 66720 |
Mayor: | Paul Foussat[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Agly Fenouillèdes |
Coordinates: | 42.7667°N 2.6094°W |
Elevation M: | 182 |
Elevation Min M: | 104 |
Elevation Max M: | 548 |
Area Km2: | 13.72 |
Rasiguères (pronounced as /fr/; Occitan (post 1500);: Rasiguèras; Catalan; Valencian: Rasigueres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Rasiguères is in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It gained particular recognition in 1981 when the pianist, Dame Moura Lympany, who lived in the village, established the Festival of Music and Wine which ran successfully for several years.