Ayguatébia-Talau

Ayguatébia-Talau (French pronunciation: [aiɡwatebja talo] ⓘ; Catalan: Aiguatèbia i Talau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

[3] Ayguatébia-Talau is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

The name of Ayguatébia appears in 958 as Aqua tebeda, immediately followed in 959 by Aquatepida.

Villa Aque tepida is used during the 11th century and Aiguetevia is found in 1392.

[4] The name of Talau comes from a pre-Latin radical, Tal or Tala, meaning a small plateau found above a cliff or a hill, which corresponds to the situation of the village of Talau, located above the valley of the Cabrils river.

Map of Ayguatébia-Talau and its surrounding communes
The town hall in Ayguatebia