Baixas
| Baixas | ||
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An alley in Baixas | ||
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  Baixas | ||
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Location within Occitanie region  Baixas | ||
| Coordinates: 42°45′03″N 2°48′36″E / 42.7508°N 2.81°ECoordinates: 42°45′03″N 2°48′36″E / 42.7508°N 2.81°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Saint-Estève | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Gilles Foxonet | |
| Area1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 2,587 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66014 / 66390 | |
| Elevation | 51–312 m (167–1,024 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Baixas (Catalan: Baixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Baixas is located in the canton of Saint-Estève and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Baixas and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
| Cases-de-Pène | Espira-de-l'Agly | ||
| Calce |  |
Peyrestortes | |
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| Villeneuve-la-Rivière | Baho | Saint-Estève |
Government and politics
Mayors
Signature of mayor Vaquer in 1815
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Vaquer[1] | ? | June 1815 |
| Honoré Tarrieux[1] | June 1815 | ? |
| Désiré Bobo | 1896 | 1904 |
| Henri Thomas | 1904 | 1919 |
| Jules Bonzoms | 1919 | 1925 |
| Jacques Frigola | 1925 | 1944 |
| Robert Cantier | 1944 | 1947 |
| Georges Bobo | 1947 | 1959 |
| Servais Bobo | 1959 | 1971 |
| Robert Frigola | 1971 | 1995 |
| Roger Torreilles | 1995 | 2001 |
| Gilles Foxonet | 2001 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,995 | — |
| 1968 | 2,057 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,969 | −4.3% |
| 1982 | 2,104 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 2,217 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 2,433 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 2,492 | +2.4% |
Notable people
- Andrzej Szpilman (1956-), polish composer living partly in Baixas.
See also
References
- 1 2 (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baixas, le 20 juin 1815, 22 january 2014
External links
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