Marquixanes

Summary

Marquixanes (French pronunciation: [maʁkiʃan] ; Catalan: Marqueixanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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A general view of Marquixanes
A general view of Marquixanes
Coat of arms of Marquixanes
Location of Marquixanes
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Marquixanes is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 2°29′11″E / 42.6428°N 2.4864°E / 42.6428; 2.4864
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityConflent-Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jacques Vanelle[1]
Area
1
4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
573
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66103 /66320
Elevation244–568 m (801–1,864 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 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

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

 
Map of Marquixanes and its surrounding communes

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 363—    
1975 333−1.22%
1982 307−1.15%
1990 299−0.33%
1999 397+3.20%
2007 532+3.73%
2012 548+0.59%
2017 555+0.25%
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. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE