Le Boulou

Le Boulou
El Voló
A general view of Le Boulou
Location of Le Boulou
Le Boulou
Le Boulou
Coordinates: 42°31′29″N 2°49′51″E / 42.5247°N 2.8308°E / 42.5247; 2.8308
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityVallespir
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Comes
Area
1
14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,396
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66024 /66160
Elevation55–363 m (180–1,191 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Boulou (French pronunciation: [ bulu] ; Catalan: El Voló [əl βuˈlo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is situated 12 km from the Spanish border.