Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales
Bages | ||
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The town hall in Bages | ||
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Location within Occitanie region ![]() ![]() Bages | ||
Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E / 42.6067°N 2.8975°ECoordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E / 42.6067°N 2.8975°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
Canton | Elne | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Albères et de la Côte Vermeille | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Serge Soubielle | |
Area1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) | |
Population (2013)2 | 3,987 | |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 66011 / 66670 | |
Elevation |
14–91 m (46–299 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 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. |
Bages (Catalan: Bages de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Bages is located in the canton of Elne and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Bages and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
Ponteilla | Pollestres | Montescot | |
Villemolaque | ![]() |
Elne | |
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Saint-Jean-Lasseille (quadripoint) | Brouilla | Ortaffa |
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Jean-Pierre Ricard | ? | 1984 |
Jean-Claude Madrénas | 1984 | 1995 |
Serge Soubielle | 1995 |
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 1,755 | — |
1968 | 1,900 | +8.3% |
1975 | 2,145 | +12.9% |
1982 | 2,711 | +26.4% |
1990 | 3,317 | +22.4% |
1999 | 3,328 | +0.3% |
2006 | 3,723 | +11.9% |
2009 | 3,894 | +4.6% |
See also
References
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