Bolquère
| Bolquère Bolquera | |
|---|---|
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Bolquère seen from Font-Romeu | |
  Bolquère | |
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Bolquère | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E / 42.5039°N 2.0778°ECoordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E / 42.5039°N 2.0778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Mont-Louis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Capcir Haut-Conflent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Abel |
| Area1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 781 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66020 / 66210 |
| Elevation |
1,478–2,099 m (4,849–6,886 ft) (avg. 1,613 m or 5,292 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. | |
Bolquère (Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localization
Bolquère is located in the canton of Mont-Louis and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes
Transportation
Bolquère railway station is the highest SNCF station in France at an elevation of 1593 metres. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.
Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Patau[1] | ? | june 1815 |
| Jean Inbern[1] | june 1815 | ? |
| Raymond Guinovart | 1983 | 1989 |
| Jean-Pierre Abel | 2001 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
See also
References
- 1 2 (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolquère. |
- (French) City council website
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