Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales
Bages (French pronunciation: [baʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bages de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bages
Bages de Rosselló | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| 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 | 4,453 |
| • Density | 370/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. | |
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
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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