Bourg-Madame
| Bourg-Madame La Guingueta d'Ix | ||
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The town hall in Bourg-Madame | ||
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  Bourg-Madame | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Bourg-Madame | ||
| Coordinates: 42°26′07″N 1°56′41″E / 42.4353°N 1.9447°ECoordinates: 42°26′07″N 1°56′41″E / 42.4353°N 1.9447°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Saillagouse | |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Cerdagne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Jacques Fortuny | |
| Area1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,266 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66025 / 66760 | |
| Elevation |
1,130–1,235 m (3,707–4,052 ft) (avg. 1,130 m or 3,710 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. | ||
Bourg-Madame (Catalan: la Guingueta d'Ix) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Saillagouse and in the arrondissement of Prades. It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia.
Map of Bourg-Madame and its surrounding communes
Toponymy
The town used to be known in French as Les Guinguettes,[1] until 1815 when it was renamed Bourg-Madame in honour of the wife of the Duke of Angoulême. The Catalan name for the town is still the traditional one.
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Casals[2] | 1930 | ? |
| Jean Salvat[3] | 1945 | 1965 |
| Joseph Calvet | 1965 | 1995 |
| Jean-Jacques Fortuny | 1995 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 766 | — |
| 1968 | 821 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1,120 | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 1,257 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 1,238 | −1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,166 | −5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,262 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1,234 | −2.2% |
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
Vespella de Gaià, Spain
See also
References
- ↑ Jtosti.com
- ↑ (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bombardement collatéral en Cerdagne, janvier 1938, 23 december 2014
- ↑ (French) L'Indépendant, La parole aux deux nouveaux sénateurs, 5 october 2011
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