Palé, Hungary

Coordinates: 46°15′38″N 18°04′13″E / 46.26056°N 18.07031°E / 46.26056; 18.07031
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Palé
Village
Official seal of Palé
Palé is located in Baranya County
Palé
Palé
Location in Baranya County
Palé is located in Hungary
Palé
Palé
Palé (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°15′38″N 18°04′13″E / 46.26056°N 18.07031°E / 46.26056; 18.07031
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictHegyhát
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorTímea Markóné Héder (Ind.)
Area
 • Total2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total95
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7370
Area code72
NUTS 3HU231
HCSO23764

Palé ([ˈpɒleː]) is a village (Hungarian: község) in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 99.[4]

Geography[edit]

The village is located at 46° 15′ 38″ N, 18° 4′ 13″ E. Its area is 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Hegyhát District. It lies 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the town of Sásd.[5]

Demographics[edit]

2011 census[edit]

As of the census of 2011, there were 99 residents, 34 households, and 28 families living in the village. The population density was 119 inhabitants per square mile (46 inhabitants/km2). There were 37 dwellings at an average density of 45 per square mile (17/km2). The average household size was 2.74. The average number of children was 1.07. The average family size was 2.93.[4]

Religious affiliation was 44.1% Roman Catholic, 5.4% Calvinist, 8.6% other religion, and 15.1% unaffiliated, with 26.9% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 5.4%. A small number of residents also identified as German (1.1%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (98.9%), with 1.1% declining to answer.[note 1][3]

Local government[edit]

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Baranyaszentgyörgy, Felsőegerszeg, Gödre, Meződ, Sásd, Varga and Vázsnok. The seat of the joint council is in Sásd.[2][3]

Transportation[edit]

Railway[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As a person can affiliate themselves with more than one ethnic group (nationality), the totals may be greater than 100%.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local government elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2021-10-24.