Fosse (French pronunciation: [fos] ; Occitan: Fòssa; Catalan: Fossa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Fosse
Fòssa | |
|---|---|
 A general view of Fosse | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Fosse  | |
  Fosse  Fosse | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 2°25′55″E / 42.7892°N 2.4319°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Agly Fenouillèdes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Malaprade[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 41 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66083 /66220 |
| Elevation | 453–689 m (1,486–2,260 ft) (avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editFosse is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Government and politics
editMayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Pellissier[3] | ca. 1803 | ? |
| Germain Pellissier[3] | before 1815 | ? (reelected in 1815) |
| A. Pélissier[3] | ca. 1937 | ? |
| Hervé Pagane | 2001 | 2008 |
| Michel Garrigue | 2008 | 2020 |
| Christophe Malaprade | 2020 | incumbent |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 61 | — |
| 1975 | 41 | −5.52% |
| 1982 | 50 | +2.88% |
| 1990 | 34 | −4.71% |
| 1999 | 39 | +1.54% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.32% |
| 2012 | 39 | −0.51% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Reconduction du maire de Fosse, 24 juin 1815 , 23 June 2014
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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