Caixas
Caixas | |
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The Chapel of Sainte-Marie de Fontcouverte, in the commune of Caixas | |
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Location within Occitanie region ![]() ![]() Caixas | |
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°ECoordinates: 42°35′02″N 2°41′02″E / 42.5839°N 2.6839°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | Thuir |
Intercommunality | Aspres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Alain Doutres |
Area1 | 28.11 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 133 |
• Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66029 / 66300 |
Elevation |
199–774 m (653–2,539 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Caixas (Catalan: Queixàs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Localisation
Caixas is located in the canton of Thuir and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Caixas and its surrounding communes
Neighbouring communes
Saint-Michel-de-Llotes | Corbère | Camélas | |
Casefabre Boule-d'Amont |
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Castelnou | |
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Prunet-et-Belpuig | Calmeilles | Montauriol |
Population

Population 1962-2008
See also
References
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