Le Barcarès
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Le Barcarès
El Barcarès | |
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![]() The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in 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 | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Ferrand (CNIP) |
Area 1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66017 /66420 |
Elevation | 0–4 m (0–13 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Barcarès (French pronunciation: [lə baʁkaʁɛs] (listen); Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
History
During the mid 19th century, Le Barcarès was created as a small fishing village which developed until the mid- 20th century prior to the local economy redirecting towards the tourism industry [1]
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Le Barcarès was the site of a camp housing Republican escapees from Spain.[2] Conditions were slightly better than at other camps, as most internees sent there had indicated a willingness to return to Spain.[3]
Geography
Localisation
Le Barcarès is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,197 | — |
1975 | 1,347 | +1.70% |
1982 | 2,208 | +7.32% |
1990 | 2,422 | +1.16% |
1999 | 3,514 | +4.22% |
2007 | 4,005 | +1.65% |
2012 | 4,080 | +0.37% |
2017 | 5,915 | +7.71% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Notable people
- Georges Candilis (1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.
See also
References
- ^ "Mediterranean France and Corsica Pilot" By Rod and Lucinda Heikell - ISBN 139780852882740
- ^ Thomas, Hugh (2012). The Spanish Civil War (50th Anniversary ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 855. ISBN 978-0-141-01161-5.
- ^ Beevor, Antony (2006). The Battle for Spain. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-7538-2165-7.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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