Caixas
Caixas | |
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Commune | |
The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas | |
Caixas | |
Location within Occitanie region Caixas | |
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°ECoordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Les Aspres |
Intercommunality | Aspres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Alain Doutres |
Area1 | 28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
Population (2014)2 | 142 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66029 /66300 |
Elevation |
199–774 m (653–2,539 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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. |
Caixas (Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Caixas is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Neighbouring communes
Adjacent places of Caixas | ||||
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Saint-Michel-de-Llotes | Corbère | Camélas | ||
Casefabre Boule-d'Amont |
Castelnou | |||
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Prunet-et-Belpuig | Calmeilles | Montauriol |
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Francis Ausseil | 1995 | 2001 |
Alain Doutres | 2001 |
Population
See also
References
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