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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Sorède
|commune status = Commune
|image = Vue de Sorède.JPG
|caption = A general view of the village of Sorède
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sorède 66.svg
|arrondissement = Céret
|canton = Vallespir-Albères
|INSEE = 66196
|postal code = 66690
|mayor = Yves Porteix
|term = 2001–2008
|intercommunality = Albères
|coordinates = {{coord|42.5314|2.9575|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 80
|elevation min m = 42
|elevation max m = 1241
|area km2 = 34.54
|population = 2962
|population date = 2006
}}Sorède ({{Lang-ca|Sureda}}, that is cork oak wood) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Sorède is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret. Government and politics Mayors List of mayors| Period | Identity | Party | Profession |
|---|
| 1966 - 1989 | André Cavaillé | | Since 1989 | Yves Porteix | UDF/MoDem | Mayor & Vice-president of the Community of Communes | | Other names are not yet known. | Population1962: 1138 1968: 1164 1975: 1491 1982: 1896 1990: 2160 1999: 2699 2006: 2962 Sites of interest - The main church "St Assiscle et Ste Victoire", 14th century choir, 17th century Baroque sculptures.
- Notre-Dame du Château, an 18th-century sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the mountains, and the ruins of the castle of Ultrera, dating from the early Middle Ages.
- Saint Martin de Lavail, a 9th-century Romanesque chapel.
- Since the 13th century, whips have been made from the local celtis tree. Celtis whips are still made by hand today in Sorède and visitors can tour the workshop where they are made.
Notable people - Father Antonio Gomes, known as « Padre Himalaya », a Portuguese scientist and priest who experimented with one of the first solar ovens in Sorède in 1900.
- Philippe David Clarke - was one of the early winners of the Euro Millions Lottery in February 2004. Clarke won an estimated 19,000,000 Euros. He has lived between Sorède and Kent, UK for most of his life.
See also- Puig Neulós
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
References{{commonscat}}{{Pyrénées-Orientales communes}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorede}}{{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub}} 1 : Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales |