Caixas
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Les Aspres | |
| Community association | Aspres | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 35 ' N , 2 ° 41' E | |
| height | 199-774 m | |
| surface | 28.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 142 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66300 | |
| INSEE code | 66029 | |
 Chapel of Sainte-Marie in Fontcouverte |
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Caixas is a French commune with 142 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Les Aspres .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities of Caixas are Corbère in the north, Camélas in the northeast, Castelnou in the east, Montauriol in the southeast, Calmeilles in the south, Prunet-et-Belpuig in the southwest, Casefabre and Boule-d'Amont in the west and Saint-Michel-de-Llotes in the Northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2017 |
| Residents | 72 | 67 | 58 | 61 | 84 | 95 | 142 |
Attractions
- Saint-Marc church (12th century)
- Romanesque chapel Sainte-Marie in Fontcouverte
- Sainte-Colombe-de-las-Lilas church
- Saint-Pons church in Candell
- Dolmen L'Arca de la Font Roja, La Ramera I and Dolmen by Le Serrat d'En Jacques
Web links
Commons : Caixas (Pyrénées-Orientales) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
