Bolquère
| Bolquère Bolquera | |
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Bolquère seen from Font-Romeu | |
  Bolquère | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Bolquère | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E / 42.5039°N 2.0778°ECoordinates: 42°30′14″N 2°04′40″E / 42.5039°N 2.0778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Mont-Louis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Capcir Haut-Conflent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Abel |
| Area1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 781 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66020 / 66210 |
| Elevation |
1,478–2,099 m (4,849–6,886 ft) (avg. 1,613 m or 5,292 ft) |
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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. | |
Bolquère (Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localization
Bolquère is located in the canton of Mont-Louis and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
| Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes | Les Angles (on 50 meters) | La Llagonne | |
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| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | Eyne | La Cabanasse |
Transportation
Bolquère railway station is the highest SNCF station in France at an elevation of 1593 metres. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.
Government and politics
- Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Patau[1] | ? | June 1815 |
| Jean Inbern[1] | June 1815 | ? |
| Raymond Guinovart | 1983 | 1989 |
| Jean-Pierre Abel | 2001 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 215 | — |
| 1968 | 249 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 373 | +49.8% |
| 1982 | 503 | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 617 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 730 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 798 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 779 2013 | — |
| 210 | — | |
See also
References
- 1 2 (French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolquère. |
- (French) City council website
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