Le Barcarès

Le Barcarès (French pronunciation: [lə baʁkaʁɛs] ; Catalan: El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Le Barcarès
El Barcarès
The Pic du Canigou seen from Port Murano, in Barcarès
Location of Le Barcarès
Le Barcarès
Le Barcarès
Coordinates: 42°47′21″N 3°02′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Côte Salanquaise
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Ferrand (LR)
Area
1
11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
6,049
  Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66017 /66420
Elevation0–4 m (0–13 ft)
(avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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