Bolquère
Commune in Occitania, France
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Bolquère (French pronunciation: [bɔlkɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bolquère
Bolquera | |
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Bolquère seen from Font-Romeu | |
 Location of Bolquère | |
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| Coordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Henri Baudet[1] |
Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 816 |
| • Density | 46.3/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66020 /66210 |
| Elevation | 1,478–2,099 m (4,849–6,886 ft) (avg. 1,613 m or 5,292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Localization
Bolquère is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Transportation
Bolquère-Eyne station is the highest railway station on the SNCF network at an elevation of 1593m [the highest SNCF station is the Gare du Lac at 1914m on the stand-alone Train de L' Artouste line]. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.
Government and politics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 249 | — |
| 1975 | 373 | +5.94% |
| 1982 | 503 | +4.36% |
| 1990 | 617 | +2.59% |
| 1999 | 730 | +1.89% |
| 2007 | 798 | +1.12% |
| 2012 | 781 | −0.43% |
| 2017 | 808 | +0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
