Baho
Baho (French pronunciation: [ba.o] ⓘ; Catalan: Bao) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
Baho | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) The town hall in Baho | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baho | |
  Baho  Baho | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Le Ribéral |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Got[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,388 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66012 /66540 |
| Elevation | 34–90 m (112–295 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Baho and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Baho | |
|---|---|
Government and politics
Signatures of the former and new mayors of Baho in 1815
Population
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,068 | — |
| 1975 | 1,449 | +4.45% |
| 1982 | 1,672 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 2,490 | +2.31% |
| 2007 | 2,928 | +2.05% |
| 2012 | 3,221 | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 3,217 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sites of interest
Baho is the site of an ancient fort. In the 10th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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.
- INSEE commune file
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baho, le 23 juin 1815, 18 january 2014
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baho.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.