Banyuls-dels-Aspres

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Bernardy^[1]Area10.53 km² (4.07 sq mi)Population1,310 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation41–124 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.

Banyuls-dels-Aspres (French pronunciation: [baɲuls dɛl.z‿aspʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Banyuls dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

Geography

Localisation

Banyuls-dels-Aspres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret.

History

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
André Marie	2001	2014
Laurent Bernardy	2014

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	724	—
1975	683	−0.83%
1982	660	−0.49%
1990	850	+3.21%
1999	1,007	+1.90%
2007	1,154	+1.72%
2012	1,237	+1.40%
2017	1,259	+0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

The inhabitants are called Banyulencs in French.

Sites of interest

• 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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References