Baillestavy

Baillestavy (French: [bajəstavi] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Vallestàvia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Baillestavy Vallestàvia
Commune
Baillestavy
Coat of arms
Location of Baillestavy
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Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 2°31′33″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Conflent-Canigó
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Mahieux[1]
Area 1	17.89 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	117
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66013 /66320
Elevation	468–1,720 m (1,535–5,643 ft) (avg. 585 m or 1,919 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

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

Map of Baillestavy and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

Baillestavy is crossed by the Lentillà river, a tributary of the Tech.

Government and politics

Mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end
Joseph Carboneill	1815[3]	?
Jean Guerre	193?	1959
Remy Maler	1959	1971
Alain Taurinya	1971	1989
Claude Maynéris	1989	2001
Jacques Taurinya	2001	2020
Éric Mahieux	2020	incumbent

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	54	—
1975	55	+0.26%
1982	50	−1.35%
1990	53	+0.73%
1999	58	+1.01%
2007	90	+5.65%
2012	103	+2.74%
2017	115	+2.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department