Marquixanes

Marquixanes
Commune
A general view of Marquixanes

Coat of arms
Marquixanes
Location within Occitanie region
Marquixanes
Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Le Canigou
Intercommunality Roussillon Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Gérard Capdet
Area1 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 397
  Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 66103 /66320
Elevation 244–568 m (801–1,864 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 ft)

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.

Marquixanes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Marquixanes is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Marquixanes and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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