Baillestavy

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Baillestavy

(2020–2026) Éric Mahieux^[1]Area

17.89 km² (6.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

121 • Density6.8/km² (18/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

66013 /66320

Elevation468–1,720 m (1,535–5,643 ft)
(avg. 585 m or 1,919 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Baillestavy (French: [bajəstavi] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Baillestavy is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Hydrography

Baillestavy is crossed by the Lentillà river, a tributary of the Tech.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Joseph Carboneill	1815^[3]	?

Jean Guerre	193?	1959
Remy Maler	1959	1971
Alain Taurinya	1971	1989
Claude Maynéris	1989	2001
Jacques Taurinya	2001	2020
Éric Mahieux	2020	incumbent

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	54	—
1975	55	+0.26%
1982	50	−1.35%
1990	53	+0.73%
1999	58	+1.01%
2007	90	+5.65%
2012	103	+2.74%
2017	115	+2.23%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baillestavy, le 8 juin 1815, 20 january 2014
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE