Le Barcarès
Le Barcarès
El Barcarès (Catalan) | |
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The Canigó peak seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Barcarès | |
Le Barcarès Le Barcarès | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Côte Salanquaise |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Ferrand (LR) |
Area 1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 6,109 |
| • Density | 524.4/km2 (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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.