Baillestavy

Baillestavy (Catalan: Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Baillestavy
Commune
Baillestavy
Coat of arms
Location of Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 2°31′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityVinça Canigou
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jacques Taurinya
Area
1
17.89 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
115
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66013 /66320
Elevation468–1,720 m (1,535–5,643 ft)
(avg. 585 m or 1,919 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

Baillestavy is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Baillestavy and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Hydrography

Baillestavy is crossed by the Lentillà river, a tributary of the Tech.

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Joseph Carboneill 1815[2] ?
Jean Guerre 193? 1959
Remy Maler 1959 1971
Alain Taurinya 1971 1989
Claude Maynéris 1989 2001
Jacques Taurinya 2001

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
196275—    
196854−28.0%
197555+1.9%
198250−9.1%
199053+6.0%
199958+9.4%
200790+55.2%
200994+4.4%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baillestavy, le 8 juin 1815, 20 january 2014


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