Caixas

Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E / 42.5839; 2.6839
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Caixas
Caixàs / Queixàs
The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas
The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas
Location of Caixas
Map
Caixas is located in France
Caixas
Caixas
Caixas is located in Occitanie
Caixas
Caixas
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E / 42.5839; 2.6839
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Ausseil[1]
Area
1
28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
133
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66029 /66300
Elevation199–774 m (653–2,539 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caixas (French pronunciation: [kaʃas] ; Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

Caixas is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Caixas and its surrounding communes

Government and politics[edit]

Mayors[edit]

Mayor Term start Term end
Francis Ausseil 1995 2001
Alain Doutres 2001 2018
Francis Ausseil 2018

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 67—    
1975 58−2.04%
1982 61+0.72%
1990 84+4.08%
1999 95+1.38%
2007 112+2.08%
2012 133+3.50%
2017 142+1.32%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE