Le Barcarès
| Le Barcarès El Barcarès | ||
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The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès | ||
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  Le Barcarès | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Le Barcarès | ||
| Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°ECoordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Ferrand (CNIP) | |
| Area1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 4,080 | |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66017 / 66420 | |
| Elevation |
0–4 m (0–13 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 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. | ||
Le Barcarès (Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Geography
Le Barcarès is located in the canton of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Le Barcarès and its surrounding communes
Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Albert Got | May 1953 | March 1983 |
| Yvon Blanc | March 1983 | March 1989 |
| Claude Got | March 1989 | June 1995 |
| Alain Ferrand | June 1995 | March 1999 |
| Joëlle Ferrand | May 1999 | June 2011 |
| Marie Roses | June 2011 | August 2011 |
| Alain Ferrand | August 2011 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 775 | — |
| 1968 | 1,197 | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 1,347 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 2,208 | +63.9% |
| 1990 | 2,422 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 3,514 | +45.1% |
| 2006 | 4,033 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 4,018 | −0.4% |
Notable people
- Georges Candilis (1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.
See also
References
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