Le Barcarès (; ca, El Barcarès) is a

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in the

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ...

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in southern

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bordering the

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History

During the mid 19th century, Le Barcarès was created as a small fishing village which developed until the mid- 20th century prior to the local economy redirecting towards the tourism industry Le Barcares fishing village

At the end of the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

, Le Barcarès was the site of a camp housing

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escapees from

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. Conditions were slightly better than at other camps, as most internees sent there had indicated a willingness to return to Spain.

Geography

Localisation

Le Barcarès is located in the

canton of La Côte Salanquaise The Canton of La Côte Salanquaise (french: canton de la Côte Salanquaise, link=no, ; ca, cantó de la Costa Salanquesa, link=no) is a French canton of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania. At the French canton reorganisation which cam ...

and in the

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Government and politics

;Mayors

Population

Notable people

Georges Candilis Georges Candilis ( el, Γεώργιος Κανδύλης; 29 March 1913 – 10 May 1995) was a Greek-French architect and urbanist. Biography Born in Azerbaijan, he moved to Greece and graduated from the Polytechnic School of Athens between 19 ...

(1913-1995), Greek architect and urbanist who participated to the conception of Port-Barcarès.

References

Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub