Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales

Bages (French pronunciation: [baʒ] ; Catalan: Bages de Rosselló [ˈbaʒəs rusəˈʎo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Bages
Bages de Rosselló (Catalan)
The town hall in Bages
The town hall in Bages
Coat of arms of Bages
Map
Location of Bages
Bages is located in France
Bages
Bages
Bages is located in Occitanie
Bages
Bages
Coordinates: 42°36′24″N 2°53′51″E / 42.6067°N 2.8975°E / 42.6067; 2.8975
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLa Plaine d'Illibéris
Government
  Mayor (202632) Patrice Aybar[1]
Area
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11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
4,560
  Density382/km2 (988/sq mi)
Demonym(s)bagéen (fr)
bagenc (ca)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66011 /66670
Elevation14–91 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

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Localisation

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Bages 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.

Map of Bages and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

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Mayors

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE