Marquixanes
Commune in Occitania, France
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Marquixanes (French pronunciation: [maʁkiʃan] ⓘ; Catalan: Marqueixanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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| Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Conflent-Canigó |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jacques Vanelle[1] |
Area 1 | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 599 |
| • Density | 125/km2 (323/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66103 /66320 |
| Elevation | 244–568 m (801–1,864 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Marquixanes is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 363 | — |
| 1975 | 333 | −1.22% |
| 1982 | 307 | −1.15% |
| 1990 | 299 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 397 | +3.20% |
| 2007 | 532 | +3.73% |
| 2012 | 548 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 555 | +0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
