Le Barcarès

Le Barcarès El Barcarès (Catalan)
Commune
The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès
Coat of arms
Location of Le Barcarès
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Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E / 42.7892°N 3.0364°E / 42.7892; 3.0364
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Côte Salanquaise
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Ferrand[1] (LR)
Area 1	11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,203
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/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.

During the mid 19th century, Le Barcarès was created as a small fishing village which developed until the mid- 20th century prior to the local economy redirecting towards the tourism industry.^[3]

At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Le Barcarès was the site of a camp housing Republican escapees from Spain.^[4] Conditions were slightly better than at other camps, as most internees sent there had indicated a willingness to return to Spain.^[5]

Le Barcarès is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.

Mayors

• Georges Candilis (1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

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