Baillestavy

Baillestavy
Vallestàvia
Commune
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Coat of arms of Baillestavy
Coat of arms
Location of Baillestavy
Map
Baillestavy is located in France
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Baillestavy is located in Occitanie
Baillestavy
Baillestavy
Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 2°31′33″E / 42.5656°N 2.5258°E / 42.5656; 2.5258
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityConflent-Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Mahieux[1]
Area
1
17.89 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
117
 • Density6.5/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.

Baillestavy (French: [bajəstavi] ⓘ; Catalan: Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

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

Map of Baillestavy and its surrounding 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[3] ?
Jean Guerre 193? 1959
Remy Maler 1959 1971
Alain Taurinya 1971 1989
Claude Maynéris 1989 2001
Jacques Taurinya 2001 2020
Éric Mahieux 2020 incumbent

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 54—    
1975 55+0.26%
1982 50−1.35%
1990 53+0.73%
1999 58+1.01%
2007 90+5.65%
2012 103+2.74%
2017 115+2.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baillestavy, le 8 juin 1815, 20 january 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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