Baho (French pronunciation: [ba.o] (
listen); Catalan: Bao) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[2]
Baho | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Baho | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Baho ![]() | |
Baho Baho | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′04″N 2°49′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Le Ribéral |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Got |
| Area 1 | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,431 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66012 /66540 |
| Elevation | 34–90 m (112–295 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baho is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Places adjacent to Baho | |
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| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Antoine Morat[3] | ? | June 1815 |
| François Sauret Jr.[3] | June 1815 | ? |
| Guy Casadevall | 1983 | 2008 |
| Patrick Got | 2008 |
The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,068 | — |
| 1975 | 1,449 | +4.45% |
| 1982 | 1,672 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 2,027 | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 2,490 | +2.31% |
| 2007 | 2,928 | +2.05% |
| 2012 | 3,221 | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 3,217 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Baho is the site of an ancient fort. In the 10th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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