Le Barcarès
| Le Barcarès El Barcarès | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès | ||
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  Le Barcarès Location within Occitanie region  Le Barcarès | ||
| Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°ECoordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | La Côte Salanquaise | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Ferrand (CNIP) | |
| Area1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 4,717 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66017 /66420 | |
| Elevation |
0–4 m (0–13 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 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. | ||
Le Barcarès (Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Geography
Localisation
Le Barcarès is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Le Barcarès and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
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Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Albert Got | May 1953 | March 1983 |
| Yvon Blanc | March 1983 | March 1989 |
| Claude Got | March 1989 | June 1995 |
| Alain Ferrand | June 1995 | March 1999 |
| Joëlle Ferrand | May 1999 | June 2011 |
| Marie Roses | June 2011 | August 2011 |
| Alain Ferrand | August 2011 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 775 | — |
| 1968 | 1,197 | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 1,347 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 2,208 | +63.9% |
| 1990 | 2,422 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 3,514 | +45.1% |
| 2006 | 4,033 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 4,018 | −0.4% |
Notable people
- Georges Candilis (1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.
See also
References
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