Brouilla
Commune in Occitania, France
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Brouilla (French pronunciation: [bʁuja] ⓘ; Occitan: Esclafit; Catalan: Brullà [bɾuˈʎa]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Brouilla
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The church of Sainte-Marie, in Brouilla | |
 Location of Brouilla | |
  Brouilla  Brouilla | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′03″N 2°54′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Taurinya[1] |
Area 1 | 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,572 |
| • Density | 201/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym | brullanenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66026 /66620 |
| Elevation | 27–108 m (89–354 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 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
Brouilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres 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 Nègre | 1959 | 1971 |
| Michel Capdet | 1971 | 1991 |
| Roger Parada | 1991 | 1995 |
| Pierre Taurinya | 1995 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 537 | — |
| 1975 | 564 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 616 | +1.27% |
| 1990 | 565 | −1.07% |
| 1999 | 630 | +1.22% |
| 2007 | 990 | +5.81% |
| 2012 | 1,155 | +3.13% |
| 2017 | 1,437 | +4.47% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
