Targasonne
Targasonne is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France. Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center.Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Odeillo solar furnace and Themis.
Odeillo solar furnace
Photo: Rabatakeu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Odeillo solar furnace is the world's largest solar furnace. It is situated in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the south of France.
Themis
Photo: Jeroen Komen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The THEMIS solar power tower is a research and development centre focused on solar energy. It is located near the village of Targasonne, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, south of France, 3 kilometres from the world's largest solar furnace in Odeillo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llivia and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.
Llivia
Photo: MarkCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llívia is a town in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave surrounded by the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Village
Photo: Paulmulder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France. It comprises the villages of Odeillo and Via, as well as Font-Romeu, one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees. Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is situated 3½ km east of Targasonne.
Estavar
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estavar is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Estavar is situated 3½ km south of Targasonne.
Targasonne
- Categories: commune of France and locality
- Location: Arrondissement of Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.4994° or 42° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
1.9965° or 1° 59′ 47″ eastPopulation
195Elevation
1,601 metres (5,253 feet)Open location code
8FJ3FXXW+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 313797507OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6441039Wikidata ID
Q1350666
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