Banyuls-dels-Aspres

Banyuls-dels-Aspres (Catalan: Banyuls dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Coat of arms
Location of Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Coordinates: 42°34′00″N 2°52′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Laurent Bernardy
Area
1
10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,259
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66015 /66300
Elevation41–124 m (135–407 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Banyuls-dels-Aspres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Map of Banyuls-dels-Aspres and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
André Marie 2001 2014
Laurent Bernardy 2014

Population

The inhabitants are called Banyulencs.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793146    
1800268+83.6%
1806319+19.0%
1821380+19.1%
1831427+12.4%
1836442+3.5%
1841472+6.8%
1846531+12.5%
1851513−3.4%
1856542+5.7%
1861501−7.6%
1866504+0.6%
1872535+6.2%
1876617+15.3%
1881744+20.6%
1886748+0.5%
1891750+0.3%
1896756+0.8%
1901887+17.3%
1906889+0.2%
1911870−2.1%
1921846−2.8%
1926769−9.1%
1931749−2.6%
1936759+1.3%
1946668−12.0%
1954695+4.0%
1962738+6.2%
1968724−1.9%
1975683−5.7%
1982660−3.4%
1990850+28.8%
19991,007+18.5%
20061,136+12.8%
20091,175+3.4%

Sites of interest

Saint-Andrew church
  • Saint-Andrew church, first mentioned in 1091 but rebuilt in the 15th century.

Notable people

  • Henri Ey (1900-1977) : psychiatrist and philosopher born in Banyuls-dels-Aspres.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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