Ria-Sirach

Ria -Sirach (in Catalan RIA Cirac i ) is a commune with 1229 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Pyrénées- Orientales in the Languedoc- Roussillon region. In addition to the official language is French and Catalan is spoken.

Geography

The territory of Ria -Sirach is located in the Valley of the situation Conflent the river Tet, shortly after Prades on the National Road 116 (Perpignan -Bourg - Madame ) on the way to Andorra.

History

The municipality of Ria -Sirach was created in 1822 from the already existing communities of Ria Sirach and of. However, the community of Ria Sirach was dependent since the high Middle Ages.

In 1973 merged Ria -Sirach with the community Urbanya to create the community Ria -Sirach - Urbanya. The two communities have been restored in 1983, which took the name Ria- Ria Sirach.

Ria

Already in the 9th century Ria was mentioned. From the year 1134 to Ria was in the seigniory of the Abbey of Saint- Michel -de- Cuxa until the French Revolution in the late 18th century.

Sirach

Sirach was also up to the revolution in the possession of the Abbey of Saint -Michel -de- Cuxa.

Demographics

Personalities

• Jean -Pierre Mas ( b. 1948 ), musician
• Claude -François Rostain (* 1916), diplomat