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Fosse, Pyrénées-Orientales

Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 2°25′55″E / 42.7892°N 2.4319°E / 42.7892; 2.4319
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Fosse
Fòssa
A general view of Fosse
A general view of Fosse
Coat of arms of Fosse
Location of Fosse
Map
Fosse is located in France
Fosse
Fosse
Fosse is located in Occitanie
Fosse
Fosse
Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 2°25′55″E / 42.7892°N 2.4319°E / 42.7892; 2.4319
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityAgly Fenouillèdes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Malaprade[1]
Area
1
4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
41
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66083 /66220
Elevation453–689 m (1,486–2,260 ft)
(avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fosse (French pronunciation: [fos] ; Occitan: Fòssa; Catalan: Fossa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Fosse is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Fosse and its surrounding communes

Government and politics

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Mayors

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Mayor Term start Term end
Jean-Pierre Pellissier[3] ca. 1803 ?
Germain Pellissier[3] before 1815 ? (reelected in 1815)
A. Pélissier[3] ca. 1937 ?
Hervé Pagane 2001 2008
Michel Garrigue 2008 2020
Christophe Malaprade 2020 incumbent

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 61—    
1975 41−5.52%
1982 50+2.88%
1990 34−4.71%
1999 39+1.54%
2007 40+0.32%
2012 39−0.51%
2017 40+0.51%
Source: INSEE[4]

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). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Reconduction du maire de Fosse, 24 juin 1815 , 23 June 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE