Baho

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

This article is about the French commune. For the Nicaraguan food, see Vaho. For the novella by Roland Rugero, see Baho!
Baho
Commune
The town hall in Baho
Coat of arms
Location of Baho
Baho
Baho
Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLe Ribéral
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Got
Area
1
7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,217
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66012 /66540
Elevation34–90 m (112–295 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Baho and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Government and politics
Signatures of the former and new mayors of Baho in 1815

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Antoine Morat[2] ? June 1815
François Sauret Jr.[2] June 1815 ?
Guy Casadevall 1983 2008
Patrick Got 2008

Population

The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962787—    
19681,068+35.7%
19751,449+35.7%
19821,672+15.4%
19902,027+21.2%
19992,490+22.8%
20062,874+15.4%
20093,054+6.3%

Sites of interest

Baho is the site of an ancient fort. In the 10th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (Pyrénées-Orientales)

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baho, le 23 juin 1815, 18 january 2014


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