Bages
Bages de Rosselló | |
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 The town hall in Bages | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bages | |
  Bages  Bages | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E / 42.6067°N 2.8975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Cabrera[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,482 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66011 /66670 |
| Elevation | 14–91 m (46–299 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bages (French pronunciation: [baʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bages de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Bages is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Bages and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales | |
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Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| François Ricard | 1959 | 1983 |
| Jean-Claude Madrénas | 1983 | 1995 |
| Serge Soubielle | 1995 | 2020 |
| Marie Cabrera | 2020 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,900 | — |
| 1975 | 2,145 | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 2,711 | +3.40% |
| 1990 | 3,317 | +2.55% |
| 1999 | 3,328 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,779 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 3,960 | +0.94% |
| 2017 | 4,174 | +1.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable person
- Jean-Pierre Serre (born 1926 in Bages), mathematician
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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