Camélas

Coordinates: 42°39′08″N 2°42′20″E / 42.6522°N 2.7056°E / 42.6522; 2.7056
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Camélas
Cameles
The church of Saint-Fructeux, in Camélas
The church of Saint-Fructeux, in Camélas
Location of Camélas
Map
Camélas is located in France
Camélas
Camélas
Camélas is located in Occitanie
Camélas
Camélas
Coordinates: 42°39′08″N 2°42′20″E / 42.6522°N 2.7056°E / 42.6522; 2.7056
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Bort[1]
Area
1
12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
457
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66033 /66300
Elevation118–520 m (387–1,706 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camélas (French pronunciation: [kamelas] ; Catalan: Cameles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

Camélas is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Camélas and its surrounding communes

Government and politics[edit]

Mayors[edit]

Mayor [3] Term start Term end
Joseph Brial 1790 1792
Jean Estebe 1792 1793
Jacques Utzy 1793 1797
François Massota 1797 1799
Antoine Massina 1799 1815
Étienne Brial Cubri 1815 1815
Antoine Massina 1815 1830
Étienne Brial Cubri 1830 1838
André Brial Galbe 1838 1841
François Brial Cubri 1841 1846
Jean Brial Parahy 1846 1868
Pierre Brial Brial 1868 1872
Joseph Brial Parahy 1872 1881
Jacques Aymerich 1881 1888
Pierre Brial Brial 1888 1900
Baptiste Brial 1900 1918
Jean Pastor 1919 1929
Emmanuel Roig 1929 1935
Jean Baux 1935 1972
Jean-Pierre Surjus 1972 1983
Isidore Vizcaino 1983 2001
Roger Bort 2001

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 289—    
1975 268−1.07%
1982 308+2.01%
1990 323+0.60%
1999 396+2.29%
2007 455+1.75%
2012 417−1.73%
2017 464+2.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ MairesGenWeb
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE