Caixas
Caixas (Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Caixas Caixàs / Queixàs | |
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The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas | |
Location of Caixas | |
Caixas Caixas | |
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Les Aspres |
Intercommunality | Aspres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018-2020) | Francis Ausseil |
Area 1 | 28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 142 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66029 /66300 |
Elevation | 199–774 m (653–2,539 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Neighbouring communes
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Francis Ausseil | 1995 | 2001 |
Alain Doutres | 2001 | 2018 |
Francis Ausseil | 2018 |
Population
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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