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Le Barcarès
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Le Barcarès is a commune in France, situated within the Pyrénées-Orientales department and the Occitanie region. It lies in the canton of Rivesaltes and the Rosselló area, part of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. The municipality borders Leucate, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, and Salses-le-Château. Its territory includes the Agly river, the Étang de Leucate, and the Mediterranean Sea.
The commune has an area of 11.65 square kilometers and an elevation of 4 meters above sea level. It is served by the postal code 66420. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 6,203 residents (2,853 male and 3,062 female) and another citing 3,831. The associated electoral district is the canton of La Côte Salanquaise.
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- Locality
- Le Barcarès
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,831
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Pyrénées-Orientales
- Arrondissement
- Perpignan
- Canton
- La Côte Salanquaise
- Intercommunality
- Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
- Mayor 2026 32
- Alain Ferrand ( DVD )
- Area
- 11.65 km (4.50 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 6,109
- Density
- 524.4/km (1,358/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- barcarésien ( fr ), barcaresenc ( ca )
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 66017 /66420
- Elevation
- 0–4 m (0–13 ft) , (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Barcarès ( French pronunciation: [lə baʁkaʁɛs] ; Catalan: El Barcarès [əɫ bərkəˈɾɛs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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