Bourg-Madame
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Bourg-Madame La Guingueta d'Ix | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| ||
  Bourg-Madame | ||
|
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Bourg-Madame | ||
| Coordinates: 42°26′07″N 1°56′41″E / 42.4353°N 1.9447°ECoordinates: 42°26′07″N 1°56′41″E / 42.4353°N 1.9447°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Saillagouse | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Jacques Fortuny | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Population2 | 1,234 | |
| • Population2 Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66025 / 66760 | |
| Elevation |
1,130–1,235 m (3,707–4,052 ft) (avg. 1,130 m or 3,710 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. | ||
Bourg-Madame (Catalan: la Guingueta d'Ix) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia.
Name
The town used to be known in French as Les Guinguettes,[1] until 1815 when it was renamed Bourg-Madame in honour of the wife of the Duke of Angoulême. The Catalan name for the town is still the traditional one.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 766 | — |
| 1968 | 821 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1,120 | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 1,257 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 1,238 | −1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,166 | −5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,262 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1,234 | −2.2% |
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
Vespella de Gaià, Spain
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourg-Madame. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.