Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales
Bages (Catalan: Bages de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bages
Bages de Rosselló | |
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![]() The town hall in Bages | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Bages ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Cabrera |
Area 1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,174 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66011 /66670 |
Elevation | 14–91 m (46–299 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 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
Bages is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Bages and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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François Ricard | 1959 | 1983 |
Jean-Claude Madrénas | 1983 | 1995 |
Serge Soubielle | 1995 | 2020 |
Marie Cabrera | 2020 |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,755 | — |
1968 | 1,900 | +8.3% |
1975 | 2,145 | +12.9% |
1982 | 2,711 | +26.4% |
1990 | 3,317 | +22.4% |
1999 | 3,328 | +0.3% |
2006 | 3,723 | +11.9% |
2009 | 3,894 | +4.6% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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