Marquixanes

Marquixanes

A general view of Marquixanes

Coat of arms
Marquixanes

Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Vinça
Intercommunality Roussillon Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Gérard Capdet
Area1 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 397
  Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66103 / 66320
Elevation 244–568 m (801–1,864 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 ft)

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.

Marquixanes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Marquixanes is located in the canton of Vinça and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Marquixanes and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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