Baillestavy

Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Coat of arms of Baillestavy
Location of Baillestavy
Map
Baillestavy is located in France
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Baillestavy is located in Occitanie
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 2°31′33″E / 42.5656°N 2.5258°E / 42.5656; 2.5258
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityConflent-Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Mahieux[1]
Area
1
17.89 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
121
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66013 /66320
Elevation468–1,720 m (1,535–5,643 ft)
(avg. 585 m or 1,919 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Baillestavy (French: [bajəstavi] ; Catalan: Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Localisation

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

Map of Baillestavy and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

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Baillestavy is crossed by the Lentillà river, a tributary of the Tech.

Government and politics

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Mayors

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Mayor Term start Term end
Joseph Carboneill 1815[3] ?
Jean Guerre 193? 1959
Remy Maler 1959 1971
Alain Taurinya 1971 1989
Claude Maynéris 1989 2001
Jacques Taurinya 2001 2020
Éric Mahieux 2020 incumbent

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 54—    
1975 55+0.26%
1982 50−1.35%
1990 53+0.73%
1999 58+1.01%
2007 90+5.65%
2012 103+2.74%
2017 115+2.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baillestavy, le 8 juin 1815, 20 january 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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