Bompas, Pyrénées-Orientales
| Bompas | ||
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Haut-Vernet avenue in downtown Bompas | ||
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  Bompas | ||
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Location within Occitanie region  Bompas | ||
| Coordinates: 42°43′56″N 2°56′02″E / 42.7322°N 2.9339°ECoordinates: 42°43′56″N 2°56′02″E / 42.7322°N 2.9339°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan | |
| Canton | Perpignan-7 | |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Paul Batlle | |
| Area1 | 5.70 km2 (2.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 7,129 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66021 / 66430 | |
| Elevation |
9–20 m (30–66 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bompas (Catalan: Bompàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Bompas is located in the canton of Perpignan-7 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Bompas and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
| Pia | Claira | ||
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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | ||
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| Perpignan | Perpignan |
Government and politics
Mayors
The town hall
Signature of mayor Honoré Polit in 1815
| Mayor[1] | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Honoré Polit[2] | ? | May 1815 |
| Jacques Reyner[2] | May 1815 | ? |
| Louis Cazalens | 1900 | 1906 |
| Thomas Batlle-Foxonet | 1906 | 1908 |
| Joseph Batlle | 1908 | 1912 |
| Lucien Reynès | 1912 | 1935 |
| Jean Polit | 1935 | 1944 |
| Edmond Torreilles | 1944 | 1945 |
| David Vidal | 1945 | 1971 |
| Gabriel Sola | 1971 | 1989 |
| Yves Mir | 1989 | 1995 |
| Jean-Paul Batlle | 1995 |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,474 | — |
| 1968 | 1,693 | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 1,951 | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 4,670 | +139.4% |
| 1990 | 6,323 | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 6,944 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 7,125 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,223 | +1.4% |
See also
References
- ↑ MairesGenWeb for mayors after 1900
- 1 2 Cardenas, Fabricio (19 April 2014). "Un nouveau maire à Bompas, 26 mai 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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