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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guillaume Cervantes |
| Area1 | 25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 84 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66206 / 66230 |
| Elevation | 420–2,721 m (1,378–8,927 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Tech (Catalan: El Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is part of the historical Vallespir comarca.
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Geography
Localisation
Le Tech is located east of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, in the canton of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste and in the arrondissement of Céret..
Neighbouring communes
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| Serralongue | Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans |
Land relief
Elevation ranges from 420 to 2721 meters.
Hydrography
The territory of Le Tech is shaped by the valley of the river Coumelade and the village itself is located at the confluence of the Coumelade and the river Tech.
Toponymy
Le Tech takes its name from the Tech river which runs through the village.
History
The commune of Le Tech was created on March 19th, 1862, by a piece of territory being separated from Prats-de-Mollo.[1]
Government and politics
Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| Jean-Michel Coste | 1971 | 1980 |
| Raphaël Sales | 1980 | 1989 |
| Roger Gineste | 1989 | ? |
| Claude Puitg | 2001 | 2008 |
| Guillaume Cervantes | 2008 |
Population
| 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| 554 | 521 | 543 | 498 | 508 | 450 | 458 | 470 | 557 |
| 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| 512 | 439 | 449 | 410 | 370 | 249 | 252 | 218 | 152 |
| 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | - | - | - |
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| 126 | 124 | 124 | 84 | 86 | 95 | - | - | - |
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006) · [2]
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Sites of interest
- Saint Mary church : the ancient church from the 17th c., located near the river, was destroyed by floods in 1940 and a new one was then built above the village.
- Saint Guillem de Combret church
- Sainte Cécile de Cos church
- Cos tower
- Saint Côme et Saint-Damien de La Llau church
See also
References
- ↑ Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986, 378 p. (ISBN 2-222-03821-9)
- ↑ Census of population on 1 January 2006 on the site of Insee.
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