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Ansignan 
Summary
Ansignan (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃siɲɑ̃] ⓘ; Catalan: Ansinyà; Occitan: Ansinhan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France.[3]
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 42°45′43″N 2°30′59″E / 42.7619°N 2.5164°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Agly Fenouillèdes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Struillou[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 167 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66006 /66220 |
| Elevation | 155–583 m (509–1,913 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Localisation edit
Ansignan is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.[3]
Government and politics edit
Communal administration edit
The town council of Ansignan is composed in 2014 of eleven councilors : seven men (the mayor, two deputy mayors and four councilors) and four women (four councilors).[4]
Mayors edit
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Grand | 1792 | 1795 |
| Pierre Grand | 1795 | 1799 |
| Marc Babulet | 1799 | 1801 |
| Joseph Grand | 1801 | 1813 |
| Joseph Grand Jr.[5] | 1813 | 1815 |
| Jean Raspaud[5] | 1815 | 1816 |
| Pierre Barbaza | 1816 | 1835 |
| Jacques Gandou | 1835 | 1841 |
| Jean-BaptisteFage | 1841 | 1846 |
| Joseph Pratx | 1846 | 1850 |
| Saturnin Carol | 1850 | 1850 |
| Joseph Merou | 1850 | 1850 |
| Pierre Estève | 1850 | 1851 |
| Joseph Barbaza | 1851 | 1852 |
| Pierre Estève | 1852 | 1856 |
| François Bascou | 1856 | 1865 |
| Pierre Vaysse | 1865 | 1876 |
| JosephBarbaza | 1876 | 1884 |
| André Gelly | 1884 | 1888 |
| Jean-François Dauliac | 1888 | 1895 |
| Pierre Pech | 1895 | 1908 |
| Célestin Calvet | 1908 | 1912 |
| Jacques-Louis Pech | 1912 | 1929 |
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Etienne Bascou | 1935 | 1977 |
| Guy Barbaza | 1977 | 1999 |
| Guy Audouy | 1999 | 2001 |
| Mauricette Pelissier | 2001 | 2014 |
| Jean-Pierre Pilart | 2014 | 2020 |
| Jean-Philippe Struillou | 2020 | incumbent |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 259 | — |
| 1975 | 225 | −1.99% |
| 1982 | 194 | −2.10% |
| 1990 | 212 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 198 | −0.76% |
| 2007 | 184 | −0.91% |
| 2012 | 195 | +1.17% |
| 2017 | 166 | −3.17% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b INSEE commune file
- ^ The city council of Ansignan on the town official site Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Ansignan, 18 juin 1815, January 11, 2014
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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