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词条 Bourg-Madame
释义

  1. Geography

      Localisation    Neighbouring communes  

  2. Toponymy

  3. Government and politics

      Mayors  

  4. Transport

      Roads    Railways  

  5. Population

  6. International relations

  7. See also

  8. References

{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bourg-Madame
|native name = La Guingueta d'Ix
|commune status = Commune
|image = Bourgmad mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Bourg-Madame
|image coat of arms = Escut de la Guingueta d'Ix.svg
|region = Languedoc-Roussillon
|department = Pyrénées-Orientales
|arrondissement = Prades
|canton = Les Pyrénées catalanes
|INSEE = 66025
|postal code = 66760
|mayor = Jean-Jacques Fortuny
|term = 2014–2020
|intercommunality = Pyrénées Cerdagne
|coordinates = {{coord|42.4353|1.9447|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 1130
|elevation min m = 1130
|elevation max m = 1235
|area km2 = 7.85
|population = 1201
|population date = 2014
}}

Bourg-Madame ({{Lang-ca|la Guingueta d'Ix}}) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia.

Neighbouring communes

{{Geographic location|noicon=yes|width=auto
|title =
|Northwest = Ur
|North = Llívia (Spain)
|Northeast = Sainte-Léocadie
|West = Puigcerdà (Spain)
|Center = Bourg-Madame
|East = Nahuja
|Southwest =
|South = Palau-de-Cerdagne
|Southeast = Osséja
}}

Toponymy

The town used to be known in French as Les Guinguettes,[1] until 1815 when it was renamed Bourg-Madame in honour of the wife of the Duke of Angoulême. The Catalan name for the town is still the traditional one.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor Term start Term end
Thomas Casals[2]1930?
Jean Salvat[3]19451965
Joseph Calvet19651995
Jean-Jacques Fortuny1995

Transport

Roads

The following major roads lead to Bourg-Madame:

  • N-20 from Ur to the north;
  • N-154 and D-68 from the Spanish enclave Llívia to the northeast;
  • N-116 from Saillagouse to the east;
  • D-30 and D-70 from Osséja and Palau-de-Cerdagne to the southeast;
  • N-152 from Puigcerdà to the west.

Railways

Bourg-Madame is located at a key point of intersection for railways that link Toulouse, Barcelona, and Valencia (as well as Perpignan to the east via the Yellow Train).

The railway station is located in the Arena district.

Population

{{Historical populations
|align=left
|1962|766
|1968|821
|1975|1120
|1982|1257
|1990|1238
|1999|1166
|2006|1262
|2009|1234
}}{{clear-left}}

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Vespella de Gaià, Spain

See also

  • Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

  • INSEE commune file
1. ^Jtosti.com
2. ^{{fr}} Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bombardement collatéral en Cerdagne, janvier 1938, 23 december 2014
3. ^{{fr}} L'Indépendant, La parole aux deux nouveaux sénateurs, 5 october 2011
{{Commons category|Bourg-Madame}}{{Pyrénées-Orientales communes}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourgmadame}}{{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub}}

2 : Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales|France–Spain border crossings

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