Bouleternère (French pronunciation: [bultɛʁnɛʁ] ; Catalan: Bulaternera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bouleternère
Bulaternera | |
|---|---|
 The round tower in Bouleternère | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bouleternère  | |
  Bouleternère  Bouleternère | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′02″N 2°35′14″E / 42.6506°N 2.5872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Roussillon Conflent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Trafi[1] |
Area 1 | 10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 955 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66023 /66130 |
| Elevation | 160–612 m (525–2,008 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLocalisation
editBouleternère is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Hydrography
editBouleternère is crossed by the Boulès river, a tributary of the Têt.
Government and politics
editMayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Isidore Pontich | 1790 | 1792 |
| Athanase Guiry | 1792 | 1793 |
| François Guimbert | 1793 | 1795 |
| Sulpice Taix | 1795 | 1799 |
| Athanase Guiry | 1799 | June 1815[3] |
| Jean Marmer | June 1815[3] | ? |
| Athanase Guiry | ? | 1821 |
| Joseph Mercure | 1924 | 1924 |
| André Paysa | 1924 | 1927 |
| François Sabardeil | 1927 | 1941 |
| François Baux | 1941 | 1944 |
| François Garrigue | 1944 | 1952 |
| Jules Gaspard | 1952 | 1983 |
| Jean Payrou | 1983 | 2020 |
| Pascal Trafi | 2020 | incumbent |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 885 | — |
| 1975 | 739 | −2.54% |
| 1982 | 728 | −0.21% |
| 1990 | 625 | −1.89% |
| 1999 | 643 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 777 | +2.39% |
| 2012 | 880 | +2.52% |
| 2017 | 935 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites of interest
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Part of the town's fortifications remain, and two of the four towers and three of the seven city doors are still in place.
The old Saint-Sulpitius church was built in the 11th century on the remains of an older church from the 9th century. A new Saint-Sulpitius church was built next to it and finished in 1659, while the old church became the presbytery. Both were hit by lightning in June 1891 and suffered a serious fire. They have since been repaired.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Cardenas, Fabricio (9 February 2014). "Bouleternère, le 1er juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Cardenas, Fabricio (29 January 2014). "Incendie de l'église de Bouleternère en 1891". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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