Baixas (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localisation Baixas is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor Term start Term endVaquer Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Baixas, le 20 juin 1815, 22 january 2014?June 1815Honoré TarrieuxJune 1815?Désiré Bobo18961904Henri Thomas19041919Jules Bonzoms19191925Jacques Frigola19251944Robert Cantier19441947Georges Bobo19471959Servais Bobo19591971Robert Frigola19711995Roger Torreilles19952001Gilles Foxonet2001
Population
Notable people Andrzej Szpilman (1956-), Polish composer living partly in Baixas.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
References
External links Official site