Baho

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Baho
Town hall
Baho
Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E / 42.7011°N 2.8231°E / 42.7011; 2.8231Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E / 42.7011°N 2.8231°E / 42.7011; 2.8231
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Saint-Estève
Intercommunality Perpignan Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guy Casadevall
Area
 • Land1 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 2,919
 • Population2 Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66012 / 66540
Elevation 34–90 m (112–295 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)

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.

Geography

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Guy Casadevall 1983 2008
Patrick Got 2008

Population

The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 787—    
1968 1,068+35.7%
1975 1,449+35.7%
1982 1,672+15.4%
1990 2,027+21.2%
1999 2,490+22.8%
2006 2,874+15.4%
2009 3,054+6.3%

Sights

Baho is the site of an ancient fort. In the 9th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuixa (Pyrénées-Orientales)

See also

References

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