Fosse, Pyrénées-Orientales

Fosse (French pronunciation: [fos] ⓘ; Occitan: Fòssa; Catalan: Fossa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Fosse
Fòssa
Commune
A general view of Fosse
A general view of Fosse
Coat of arms of Fosse
Coat of arms
Location of Fosse
Fosse is located in France
Fosse
Fosse
Fosse is located in Occitanie
Fosse
Fosse
Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 2°25′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityAgly Fenouillèdes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Malaprade[1]
Area
1
4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
41
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66083 /66220
Elevation453–689 m (1,486–2,260 ft)
(avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fosse is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fosse and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Jean-Pierre Pellissier[3] ca. 1803 ?
Germain Pellissier[3] before 1815 ? (reelected in 1815)
A. Pélissier[3] ca. 1937 ?
Hervé Pagane[4] 2001 2008
Michel Garrigue[4] 2008 2020
Christophe Malaprade[4] 2020 incumbent

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 61—    
1975 41−5.52%
1982 50+2.88%
1990 34−4.71%
1999 39+1.54%
2007 40+0.32%
2012 39−0.51%
2017 40+0.51%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Reconduction du maire de Fosse, 24 juin 1815 , 23 June 2014
  4. Village de Fosse, annuaire-mairie.fr, accessed 18 May 2021
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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