Banyuls-dels-Aspres

Banyuls-dels-Aspres (French pronunciation: [baɲuls dɛl.z‿aspʁ] (listen); Catalan: Banyuls dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Banyuls-dels-Aspres
Commune
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 (2020–2026) Laurent Bernardy[1]
Area
1
10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,265
 • 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

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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.


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