Bolquère
Bolquère (Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bolquère Bolquera | |
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Bolquère seen from Font-Romeu | |
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Coordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Intercommunality | Pyrénées catalanes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Abel |
Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 808 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66020 /66210 |
Elevation | 1,478–2,099 m (4,849–6,886 ft) (avg. 1,613 m or 5,292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Localization
Bolquère is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
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Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
Transportation
Bolquère railway station is the highest station on the SNCF network at an elevation of 1593m [the highest SNCF station is the Gare du Lac at 1914m on the stand-alone Train de L' Artouste line]. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.
Government and politics
- Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Pierre Patau[2] | ? | June 1815 |
Jean Inbern[2] | June 1815 | ? |
Raymond Guinovart | 1983 | 1989 |
Jean-Pierre Abel | 2001 |
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 215 | — |
1968 | 249 | +15.8% |
1975 | 373 | +49.8% |
1982 | 503 | +34.9% |
1990 | 617 | +22.7% |
1999 | 730 | +18.3% |
2007 | 798 | +9.3% |
2009 | 779 2013 | — |
210 | — |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
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