Bouleternère
Commune in Occitania, France
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Bouleternère (French pronunciation: [bultɛʁnɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Bòu; Catalan: Bulaternera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bouleternère
Bulaternera | |
|---|---|
The round tower in Bouleternère | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bouleternère | |
  Bouleternère  Bouleternère | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′02″N 2°35′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Roussillon Conflent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Trafi[1] |
Area 1 | 10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 951 |
| • Density | 89.5/km2 (232/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66023 /66130 |
| Elevation | 160–612 m (525–2,008 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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
Bouleternère is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Hydrography
Bouleternère is crossed by the Boulès river, a tributary of the Têt.
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Isidore Pontich | 1790 | 1792 |
| Athanase Guiry | 1792 | 1793 |
| François Guimbert | 1793 | 1795 |
| Sulpice Taix | 1795 | 1799 |
| Athanase Guiry | 1799 | June 1815[3] |
| Jean Marmer | June 1815[3] | ? |
| Athanase Guiry | ? | 1821 |
| Joseph Mercure | 1924 | 1924 |
| André Paysa | 1924 | 1927 |
| François Sabardeil | 1927 | 1941 |
| François Baux | 1941 | 1944 |
| François Garrigue | 1944 | 1952 |
| Jules Gaspard | 1952 | 1983 |
| Jean Payrou | 1983 | 2020 |
| Pascal Trafi | 2020 | incumbent |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 885 | — |
| 1975 | 739 | −2.54% |
| 1982 | 728 | −0.21% |
| 1990 | 625 | −1.89% |
| 1999 | 643 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 777 | +2.39% |
| 2012 | 880 | +2.52% |
| 2017 | 935 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
Part of the town's fortifications remain, and two of the four towers and three of the seven city doors are still in place.
The old Saint-Sulpitius church was built in the 11th century on the remains of an older church from the 9th century. A new Saint-Sulpitius church was built next to it and finished in 1659, while the old church became the presbytery. Both were hit by lightning in June 1891 and suffered a serious fire. They have since been repaired.[5]
