Caixas (French pronunciation: [kaʃas] ; Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Caixas
Caixàs / Queixàs | |
|---|---|
 The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas | |
Location of Caixas  | |
  Caixas  Caixas | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Ausseil[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 133 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66029 /66300 |
| Elevation | 199–774 m (653–2,539 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLocalisation
editCaixas is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Government and politics
editMayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Ausseil | 1995 | 2001 |
| Alain Doutres | 2001 | 2018 |
| Francis Ausseil | 2018 |
Population
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 67 | — |
| 1975 | 58 | −2.04% |
| 1982 | 61 | +0.72% |
| 1990 | 84 | +4.08% |
| 1999 | 95 | +1.38% |
| 2007 | 112 | +2.08% |
| 2012 | 133 | +3.50% |
| 2017 | 142 | +1.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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