Bolquère
Bolquère (Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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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 | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées catalanes |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Abel |
| Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 808 |
| • Density | 46/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.
Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
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Transportation
Bolquère railway station is the highest 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
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Pierre Patau[2] | ? | June 1815 |
| Jean Inbern[2] | June 1815 | ? |
| Raymond Guinovart | 1983 | 1989 |
| Jean-Pierre Abel | 2001 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 215 | — |
| 1968 | 249 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 373 | +49.8% |
| 1982 | 503 | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 617 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 730 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 798 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 779 2013 | — |
| 210 | — |
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
External links
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- (in French) City council website
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