Baixas
Commune in Occitania, France
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Baixas (French pronunciation: [baʃas] ⓘ; Catalan: Baixàs [bəˈʃas]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Baixas
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An alley in Baixas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Baixas | |
  Baixas  Baixas | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′03″N 2°48′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Le Ribéral |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Foxonet[1] |
Area 1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,777 |
| • Density | 146.9/km2 (380.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | baixanenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66014 /66390 |
| Elevation | 51–312 m (167–1,024 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
Baixas 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
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Vaquer[3] | ? | June 1815 |
| Honoré Tarrieux[3] | June 1815 | ? |
| Désiré Bobo | 1896 | 1904 |
| Henri Thomas | 1904 | 1919 |
| Jules Bonzoms | 1919 | 1925 |
| Jacques Frigola | 1925 | 1944 |
| Robert Cantier | 1944 | 1947 |
| Georges Bobo | 1947 | 1959 |
| Servais Bobo | 1959 | 1971 |
| Robert Frigola | 1971 | 1995 |
| Roger Torreilles | 1995 | 2001 |
| Gilles Foxonet | 2001 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,057 | — |
| 1975 | 1,969 | −0.62% |
| 1982 | 2,104 | +0.95% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | −0.46% |
| 1999 | 2,217 | +1.00% |
| 2007 | 2,433 | +1.17% |
| 2012 | 2,587 | +1.24% |
| 2017 | 2,573 | −0.11% |
| 2023 | 2,777 | +1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Andrzej Szpilman (1956-), Polish composer living partly in Baixas.
