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Marquixanes

Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864
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Marquixanes
A general view of Marquixanes
A general view of Marquixanes
Coat of arms of Marquixanes
Location of Marquixanes
Map
Marquixanes is located in France
Marquixanes
Marquixanes
Marquixanes is located in Occitanie
Marquixanes
Marquixanes
Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityConflent-Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jacques Vanelle[1]
Area
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4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
573
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66103 /66320
Elevation244–568 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.

Marquixanes (French pronunciation: [maʁkiʃan] ; Catalan: Marqueixanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Marquixanes is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Marquixanes and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 363—    
1975 333−1.22%
1982 307−1.15%
1990 299−0.33%
1999 397+3.20%
2007 532+3.73%
2012 548+0.59%
2017 555+0.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE