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Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boô-Silhen (French pronunciation: [bo sijɛ̃]; Occitan: Bòr e Silhen) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
Boô-Silhen | |
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Church of St. Vincent | |
Coordinates: 43°01′10″N 0°04′19″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Coste[1] |
Area 1 | 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 326 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65098 /65400 |
Elevation | 399–599 m (1,309–1,965 ft) (avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Boôsilheniens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 165 | — |
1975 | 164 | −0.09% |
1982 | 275 | +7.66% |
1990 | 269 | −0.28% |
1999 | 271 | +0.08% |
2009 | 282 | +0.40% |
2014 | 270 | −0.87% |
2020 | 334 | +3.61% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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