Baho
Baho (Catalan: Baó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Baho | |
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.jpg) The town hall in Baho | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baho 
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| Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Le Ribéral |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrick Got |
| Area 1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,217 |
| • Density | 410/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
the only baho si lawrence badinas
Government and politics
Signatures of the former and new mayors of Baho in 1815
Population
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
| Historical population | ||
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| 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)
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baho, le 23 juin 1815, 18 january 2014
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