Le Barcarès
Le Barcarès (Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | 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. |
History
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Le Barcarès was the site of a camp housing Republican escapees from Spain.[2] Conditions were slightly better than at other camps, as most internees sent there had indicated a willingness to return to Spain.[3]
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
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.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Thomas, Hugh (2012). The Spanish Civil War (50th Anniversary ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 855. ISBN 978-0-141-01161-5.
- Beevor, Antony (2006). The Battle for Spain. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 456. ISBN 978 0 7538 2165 7.
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