Le Boulou

Le Boulou
El Voló
A general view of Le Boulou
A general view of Le Boulou
Coat of arms of Le Boulou
Location of Le Boulou
Map
Le Boulou is located in France
Le Boulou
Le Boulou
Le Boulou is located in Occitanie
Le Boulou
Le Boulou
Coordinates: 42°31′29″N 2°49′51″E / 42.5247°N 2.8308°E / 42.5247; 2.8308
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityVallespir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Comes[1]
Area
1
14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,321
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66024 /66160
Elevation55–363 m (180–1,191 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Boulou (French pronunciation: [lə bulu] ; Catalan: El Voló [əl βuˈlo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is situated 12 km from the Spanish border.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.