Bouleternère
Bouleternère (French pronunciation: [bultɛʁnɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bulaternera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
| Bouleternère Bulaternera | |
|---|---|
|  The round tower in Bouleternère | |
|  Coat of arms | |
| Location of Bouleternère | |
|   Bouleternère   Bouleternère | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′02″N 2°35′14″E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Occitania | 
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | 
| Arrondissement | Prades | 
| Canton | Le Canigou | 
| Intercommunality | Roussillon Conflent | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Trafi[1] | 
| Area 1 | 10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi) | 
| Population | 957 | 
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 66023 /66130 | 
| Elevation | 160–612 m (525–2,008 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
    
    Localisation
    
Bouleternère is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Hydrography
    
Bouleternère is crossed by the Boulès river, a tributary of the Têt.
Government and politics
    
    Mayors
    
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | 
|---|---|---|
| Isidore Pontich | 1790 | 1792 | 
| Athanase Guiry | 1792 | 1793 | 
| François Guimbert | 1793 | 1795 | 
| Sulpice Taix | 1795 | 1799 | 
| Athanase Guiry | 1799 | June 1815[3] | 
| Jean Marmer | June 1815[3] | ? | 
| Athanase Guiry | ? | 1821 | 
| Joseph Mercure | 1924 | 1924 | 
| André Paysa | 1924 | 1927 | 
| François Sabardeil | 1927 | 1941 | 
| François Baux | 1941 | 1944 | 
| François Garrigue | 1944 | 1952 | 
| Jules Gaspard | 1952 | 1983 | 
| Jean Payrou | 1983 | 2020 | 
| Pascal Trafi | 2020 | incumbent | 
Population
    
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 818 | — | 
| 1968 | 885 | +8.2% | 
| 1975 | 739 | −16.5% | 
| 1982 | 728 | −1.5% | 
| 1990 | 625 | −14.1% | 
| 1999 | 643 | +2.9% | 
| 2007 | 777 | +20.8% | 
| 2009 | 817 | +5.1% | 
Sites of interest
    

Part of the town's fortifications remain, and two of the four towers and three of the seven city doors are still in place.
The old Saint-Sulpitius church was built in the 11th century on the remains of an older church from the 9th century. A new Saint-Sulpitius church was built next to it and finished in 1659, while the old church became the presbytery. Both were hit by lightning in June 1891 and suffered a serious fire. They have since been repaired.[4]
References
    
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Cardenas, Fabricio (9 February 2014). "Bouleternère, le 1er juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- Cardenas, Fabricio (29 January 2014). "Incendie de l'église de Bouleternère en 1891". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.





