Bages (Pyrénées-Orientales)

Bages ; Bages de Rosselló
region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Ceret
Canton	La Plaine d'Illibéris
Community association	Albères, Côte Vermeille et l'Illibéris
Coordinates	42 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 54' E Coordinates: 42 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 54' E
height	14-91 m
surface	12 km 2
Residents	4,174 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	348 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	66670
INSEE code	66011
Website	http://www.bages66.fr/
	; Bages Town Hall

Bages ( Catalan: Bages de Rosselló ) is a French commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in the region Occitania . Bages belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris . The 4174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) of the municipality are called Bagéen (ne) s .

geography

Bages is about ten kilometers south of Perpignan and immediately below (south) the Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Reho . Bages is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pollestres in the north and north-west, Montescot in the north and east, Elne in the east and south-east, Ortaffa in the south-east, Brouilla in the south, Villemolaque in the west and south-west and Nyls in the west and north-west.

Here, in the Côtes du Roussillon wine region , u. a. the Muscat de Rivesaltes is also grown.