Le Barcarès
Le Barcarès (Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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 The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Barcarès 
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| Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Ferrand (CNIP) |
| Area 1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,915 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66017 /66420 |
| Elevation | 0–4 m (0–13 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 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
Le Barcarès is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Le Barcarès and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
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Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Albert Got | May 1953 | March 1983 |
| Yvon Blanc | March 1983 | March 1989 |
| Claude Got | March 1989 | June 1995 |
| Alain Ferrand | June 1995 | March 1999 |
| Joëlle Ferrand | May 1999 | June 2011 |
| Marie Roses | June 2011 | August 2011 |
| Alain Ferrand | August 2011 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 775 | — |
| 1968 | 1,197 | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 1,347 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 2,208 | +63.9% |
| 1990 | 2,422 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 3,514 | +45.1% |
| 2006 | 4,033 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 4,018 | −0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,915 | +47.2% |
Notable people
- Georges Candilis (1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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