Ansignan
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The main road in Ansignan | ||
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  Ansignan | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Ansignan | ||
| Coordinates: 42°45′43″N 2°30′59″E / 42.7619°N 2.5164°ECoordinates: 42°45′43″N 2°30′59″E / 42.7619°N 2.5164°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Pilart | |
| Area1 | 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 195 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66006 / 66220 | |
| Elevation |
155–583 m (509–1,913 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 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. | ||
Ansignan is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France.
Geography
Ansignan is located in the canton of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Ansignan and its surrounding communes
Government and politics
Seal of Ansignan in 1815
Communal administration
The town council of Ansignan is composed in 2014 of eleven councilors : seven men (the mayor, two deputy mayors and four councilors) and four women (four councilors).[1]
Mayors
Signature of mayor Joseph Grand (Jr.) in 1815
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Grand | 1792 | 1795 |
| Pierre Grand | 1795 | 1799 |
| Marc Babulet | 1799 | 1801 |
| Joseph Grand | 1801 | 1813 |
| Joseph Grand Jr.[2] | 1813 | 1815 |
| Jean Raspaud[2] | 1815 | 1816 |
| Pierre Barbaza | 1816 | 1835 |
| Jacques Gandou | 1835 | 1841 |
| Jean-BaptisteFage | 1841 | 1846 |
| Joseph Pratx | 1846 | 1850 |
| Saturnin Carol | 1850 | 1850 |
| Joseph Merou | 1850 | 1850 |
| Pierre Estève | 1850 | 1851 |
| Joseph Barbaza | 1851 | 1852 |
| Pierre Estève | 1852 | 1856 |
| François Bascou | 1856 | 1865 |
| Pierre Vaysse | 1865 | 1876 |
| JosephBarbaza | 1876 | 1884 |
| André Gelly | 1884 | 1888 |
| Jean-François Dauliac | 1888 | 1895 |
| Pierre Pech | 1895 | 1908 |
| Célestin Calvet | 1908 | 1912 |
| Jacques-Louis Pech | 1912 | 1929 |
| Etienne Bascou | 1935 | 1977 |
| Guy Barbaza | 1977 | 1999 |
| Guy Audouy | 1999 | 2001 |
| Mauricette Pelissier | 2001 | 2014 |
| Jean-Pierre Pilart | 2014 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1794 | 221 | — |
| 1800 | 248 | +12.2% |
| 1806 | 276 | +11.3% |
| 1820 | 277 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 317 | +14.4% |
| 1836 | 306 | −3.5% |
| 1841 | 307 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 288 | −6.2% |
| 1851 | 301 | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 271 | −10.0% |
| 1861 | 287 | +5.9% |
| 1866 | 293 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 295 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 273 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 276 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 281 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 289 | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 274 | −5.2% |
| 1901 | 300 | +9.5% |
| 1906 | 278 | −7.3% |
| 1911 | 248 | −10.8% |
| 1921 | 252 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 246 | −2.4% |
| 1931 | 268 | +8.9% |
| 1936 | 263 | −1.9% |
| 1946 | 245 | −6.8% |
| 1954 | 229 | −6.5% |
| 1962 | 225 | −1.7% |
| 1968 | 259 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 225 | −13.1% |
| 1982 | 194 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 212 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 198 | −6.6% |
| 2006 | 186 | −6.1% |
| 2009 | 190 | +2.2% |
See also
References
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