Bolquère (French pronunciation: [bɔlkɛʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localization

Bolquère is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Bolquère and its surrounding communes

Transportation

Bolquère-Eyne station is the highest railway station on the SNCF network at an elevation of 1593m [the highest SNCF station is the Gare du Lac at 1914m on the stand-alone Train de L' Artouste line]. It serves the Yellow Train exclusively.

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Pierre Patau[3] ? June 1815
Jean Inbern[3] June 1815 ?
Raymond Guinovart 1983 1989
Jean-Pierre Abel 2001 2020
Jackie Coll 2020 incumbent

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968249—    
1975373+5.94%
1982503+4.36%
1990617+2.59%
1999730+1.89%
2007798+1.12%
2012781−0.43%
2017808+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bolquère, le 24 juin 1815, March 10 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolqu%C3%A8re
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