Calmeilles
Calmeilles (French pronunciation: [kalmɛj] ; Catalan: Calmella) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Historically and culturally, the commune is in the Aspres region, a small Roussillon territory between the Têt valley in the North and the Tech valley in the South.
Calmeilles
Calmella | |
|---|---|
A street leading to the small square of Pedrissos, in Calmeilles | |
Location of Calmeilles | |
Calmeilles Calmeilles | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′11″N 2°40′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Chinaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.22 km2 (5.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 60 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66032 /66400 |
| Elevation | 256–784 m (840–2,572 ft) (avg. 469 m or 1,539 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Exposed to a principally oceanic climate, it is drained by the Canterrane and Ample rivers, and various other smaller ones. The commune has a remarkable natural heritage made up of three natural areas of ecological, faunal and floral interest.
Calmeilles is a rural commune with 60 inhabitants in 2021, having experienced a peak population of 384 in 1821. It is part of the “aire d'attraction de Perpignan” (Perpignan attraction area). Its inhabitants are called Calmeillens or Calmeillennes.
Geography
Localisation
Calmeilles is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Brigitte Baux | 2001 | 2014 |
| Gérard Chinaud | 2014 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 45 | — |
| 1975 | 46 | +0.31% |
| 1982 | 37 | −3.06% |
| 1990 | 41 | +1.29% |
| 1999 | 42 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 61 | +4.78% |
| 2012 | 65 | +1.28% |
| 2017 | 59 | −1.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE