Cases-de-Pène

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Cases-de-Pène
Commune
A general view of Cases-de-Pène
A general view of Cases-de-Pène
Coat of arms of Cases-de-Pène
Coat of arms
Location of Cases-de-Pène
Cases-de-Pène is located in France
Cases-de-Pène
Cases-de-Pène
Coordinates: 42°46′49″N 2°47′16″E / 42.7803°N 2.7878°E / 42.7803; 2.7878Coordinates: 42°46′49″N 2°47′16″E / 42.7803°N 2.7878°E / 42.7803; 2.7878
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Théophile Martinez[1]
Area
1
13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
933
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66041 /66600
Elevation36–362 m (118–1,188 ft)
(avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cases-de-Pène (French pronunciation: [kaz də pɛn] (About this soundlisten); Catalan: Cases de Pena) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography[]

Localisation[]

Cases-de-Pène is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Cases-de-Pène and its surrounding communes

Politics and administration[]

Mayors[]

Mayor Term start Term end
Michèle Jodar ? 2001
Jeannine Rolland 2001 2008
Théophile Martinez 2008

Population and society[]

Demography[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 483—    
1975 334−5.13%
1982 387+2.13%
1990 406+0.60%
1999 430+0.64%
2007 685+5.99%
2012 834+4.01%
2017 926+2.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education[]

The town of Cases-de-Pène has a kindergarten and elementary school, with about 112 children.[4]

Following a conflict between the mayor and the teacher in 1908, as she refused to resign, the mayor had a brickwall built in front of the school's entrance to force her to leave.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, École primaire publique de Cases-de-Pène
  5. ^ Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.


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