Bolquère
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 Bolquère seen from Font-Romeu | |
Location of Bolquère | |
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| Coordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E / 42.5039°N 2.0778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Henri Baudet[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Population | 808 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66020 /66210 |
| Elevation | 1,478–2,099 m (4,849–6,886 ft) (avg. 1,613 m or 5,292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bolquère (French pronunciation: [bɔlkɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localization
Bolquère is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes
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Transportation
Bolquère-Eyne station is the highest railway station on the SNCF network at an elevation of 1593m [the highest SNCF station is the Gare du Lac at 1914m on the stand-alone Train de L' Artouste line]. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.
Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Patau[3] | ? | June 1815 |
| Jean Inbern[3] | June 1815 | ? |
| Raymond Guinovart | 1983 | 1989 |
| Jean-Pierre Abel | 2001 | 2020 |
| Jackie Coll | 2020 | incumbent |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 249 | — |
| 1975 | 373 | +5.94% |
| 1982 | 503 | +4.36% |
| 1990 | 617 | +2.59% |
| 1999 | 730 | +1.89% |
| 2007 | 798 | +1.12% |
| 2012 | 781 | −0.43% |
| 2017 | 808 | +0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- 1 2 (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- (in French) City council website
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