Bages (French pronunciation: [baʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bages de Rosselló [ˈbaʒəs də rusəˈʎo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bages
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 The town hall in Bages | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bages | |
  Bages  Bages | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E / 42.6067°N 2.8975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | La Plaine d'Illibéris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Patrice Aybar[1] |
Area 1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,560 |
| • Density | 382/km2 (988/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | bagéen (fr) bagenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
editLocalisation
editBages is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
Government and politics
editMayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| François Ricard | 1959 | 1983 |
| Jean-Claude Madrénas | 1983 | 1995 |
| Serge Soubielle | 1995 | 2020 |
| Marie Cabrera | 2020 | 2026 |
| Patrice Aybar | 2026 |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,900 | — |
| 1975 | 2,145 | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 2,711 | +3.40% |
| 1990 | 3,317 | +2.55% |
| 1999 | 3,328 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,779 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 3,960 | +0.94% |
| 2017 | 4,174 | +1.06% |
| 2023 | 4,560 | +1.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable person
edit- Jean-Pierre Serre (born 1926 in Bages), mathematician
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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