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Commune in Occitania, France
Banyuls-dels-Aspres Banyuls dels Aspres (Catalan)
Commune
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Coat of arms of Banyuls-dels-AspresCoat of arms
Location of
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Coordinates: 42°34′00″N 2°52′05″E / 42.5667°N 2.8681°E / 42.5667; 2.8681
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Bernardy
Area10.53 km (4.07 sq mi)
Population1,397
 • Density130/km (340/sq mi)
Demonymbanyulenc (ca)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code66015 /66300
Elevation41–124 m (135–407 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Banyuls-dels-Aspres (French pronunciation: [baɲuls dɛl.z‿aspʁ] ; Catalan: Banyuls dels Aspres [bəˈɲuɫs dəɫs aspɾəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Banyuls-dels-Aspres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret.

It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló, as well as the subcomarca of Aspres [ca].

Map of Banyuls-dels-Aspres and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Villemolaque Saint-Jean-Lasseille
Tresserre Banyuls-dels-Aspres Brouilla
Montesquieu-des-Albères Villelongue-dels-Monts

History

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Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
André Marie 2001 2014
Laurent Bernardy 2014

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 724—    
1975 683−0.83%
1982 660−0.49%
1990 850+3.21%
1999 1,007+1.90%
2007 1,154+1.72%
2012 1,237+1.40%
2017 1,259+0.35%
Source: INSEE

The inhabitants are called Banyulencs in French.

Sites of interest

Saint-Andrew church
  • Saint-Andrew church, first mentioned in 1091 but rebuilt in the 15th century.

Notable people

  • Henri Ey (1900-1977) : psychiatrist and philosopher born in Banyuls-dels-Aspres.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department


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