Baho
| Baho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
.jpg) The town hall in Baho | ||
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  Baho Location within Occitanie region  Baho | ||
| Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E / 42.7011°N 2.8231°ECoordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E / 42.7011°N 2.8231°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Le Ribéral | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrick Got | |
| Area1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 3,201 | |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66012 /66540 | |
| Elevation |
34–90 m (112–295 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 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. | ||
Baho (Catalan: Baó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Baho and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
Places adjacent to Baho | |
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Government and politics
Signatures of the former and new mayors of Baho in 1815
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Morat[1] | ? | June 1815 |
| François Sauret Jr.[1] | June 1815 | ? |
| Guy Casadevall | 1983 | 2008 |
| Patrick Got | 2008 |
Population
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 787 | — |
| 1968 | 1,068 | +35.7% |
| 1975 | 1,449 | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 1,672 | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 2,490 | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 2,874 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 3,054 | +6.3% |
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)
See also
References
- 1 2 (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baho, le 23 juin 1815, 18 january 2014
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baho. |
- (in French) Baho on the Quid site
- (in French) Baho on the map of France
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