Bouleternère is crossed by the Boulès river, a tributary of the Têt.
Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor
Term start
Term end
Isidore Pontich
1790
1792
Athanase Guiry
1792
1793
François Guimbert
1793
1795
Sulpice Taix
1795
1799
Athanase Guiry
1799
June 1815
Jean Marmer
June 1815
?
Athanase Guiry
?
1821
Joseph Mercure
1924
1924
André Paysa
1924
1927
François Sabardeil
1927
1941
François Baux
1941
1944
François Garrigue
1944
1952
Jules Gaspard
1952
1983
Jean Payrou
1983
2020
Pascal Trafi
2020
incumbent
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1968
885
—
1975
739
−2.54%
1982
728
−0.21%
1990
625
−1.89%
1999
643
+0.32%
2007
777
+2.39%
2012
880
+2.52%
2017
935
+1.22%
Source: INSEE
Sites of interest
Saint-Sulpitius church
Part of the town's fortifications remain, and two of the four towers and three of the seven city doors are still in place.
The old Saint-Sulpitius church was built in the 11th century on the remains of an older church from the 9th century. A new Saint-Sulpitius church was built next to it and finished in 1659, while the old church became the presbytery. Both were hit by lightning in June 1891 and suffered a serious fire. They have since been repaired.
^ Cardenas, Fabricio (9 February 2014). "Bouleternère, le 1er juin 1815". Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.