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Baho
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | Saint-Estève |
Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée |
Mayor | Guy Casadevall (2001–2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 34–90 m (112–300 ft) (avg. 39 m/128 ft) |
Land area1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
Population2 | 2,919 (2006) |
- Density | 369 /km2 (960 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66012/ 66540 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Baho (Catalan: Baó) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
Baho is the site of an ancient fort. At the 9th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuixa (Pyrénées-Orientales)