Baho
Commune in Occitania, France
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Baho (French pronunciation: [ba.o] ⓘ; Catalan: Bao [ˈbau], locally [ˈbow]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
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Baho
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The town hall in Baho | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Baho | |
  Baho  Baho | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Le Ribéral |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Got[1] |
Area 1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,231 |
| • Density | 409/km2 (1,060/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | bahotenc (fr) baotenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66012 /66540 |
| Elevation | 34–90 m (112–295 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
Government and politics
Population
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,068 | — |
| 1975 | 1,449 | +4.45% |
| 1982 | 1,672 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 2,490 | +2.31% |
| 2007 | 2,928 | +2.05% |
| 2012 | 3,221 | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 3,217 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sites of interest
Baho is the site of an ancient fort. In the 10th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (Pyrénées-Orientales)
