Marquixanes

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Marquixanes

(2022–2026) Jacques Vanelle^[1]Area

4.80 km² (1.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

573 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

66103 /66320

Elevation244–568 m (801–1,864 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marquixanes (French pronunciation: [maʁkiʃan] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Marqueixanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	363	—
1975	333	−1.22%
1982	307	−1.15%
1990	299	−0.33%
1999	397	+3.20%
2007	532	+3.73%
2012	548	+0.59%
2017	555	+0.25%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE