Caixas

Caixas (French pronunciation: [kaʃas] ⓘ; Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Caixas
Caixàs / Queixàs
Commune
The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas
The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas
Location of Caixas
Caixas is located in France
Caixas
Caixas
Caixas is located in Occitanie
Caixas
Caixas
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Ausseil[1]
Area
1
28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
134
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66029 /66300
Elevation199–774 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.

Geography

Localisation

Caixas is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Caixas and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Francis Ausseil 1995 2001
Alain Doutres 2001 2018
Francis Ausseil 2018

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 67—    
1975 58−2.04%
1982 61+0.72%
1990 84+4.08%
1999 95+1.38%
2007 112+2.08%
2012 133+3.50%
2017 142+1.32%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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