Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune in Occitania, France
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Bages (French pronunciation: [baʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bages de Rosselló [ˈbaʒəs də rusəˈʎo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bages
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The town hall in Bages | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bages | |
  Bages Location within France  Bages Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Patrice Aybar[1] |
Area 1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,560 |
| • Density | 382/km2 (988/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | bagéen (fr) bagenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66011 /66670 |
| Elevation | 14–91 m (46–299 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localisation
Bages is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| François Ricard | 1959 | 1983 |
| Jean-Claude Madrénas | 1983 | 1995 |
| Serge Soubielle | 1995 | 2020 |
| Marie Cabrera | 2020 | 2026 |
| Patrice Aybar | 2026 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,900 | — |
| 1975 | 2,145 | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 2,711 | +3.40% |
| 1990 | 3,317 | +2.55% |
| 1999 | 3,328 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,779 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 3,960 | +0.94% |
| 2017 | 4,174 | +1.06% |
| 2023 | 4,560 | +1.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable person
- Jean-Pierre Serre (born 1926 in Bages), mathematician
