Caixas

Caixas

The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas
Caixas

Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E / 42.5839; 2.6839Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E / 42.5839; 2.6839
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Thuir
Intercommunality Aspres
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Alain Doutres
Area1 28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 133
  Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 66029 / 66300
Elevation 199–774 m (653–2,539 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)

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.

Caixas (Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Caixas is located in the canton of Thuir and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Caixas and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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