Le Tech
Le Tech
El Tec | |
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 An overall view of Le Tech | |
Location of Le Tech  | |
  Le Tech  Le Tech | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′41″N 2°32′42″E / 42.4114°N 2.545°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Cervantes[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 98 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Le Tech (French pronunciation: [lə tɛk] ⓘ; Catalan: El Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is part of the historical Vallespir comarca.
Geography[edit]
Localisation[edit]
Le Tech is located east of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Neighbouring communes[edit]
Places adjacent to Le Tech | |
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Land relief[edit]
Elevation ranges from 420 to 2721 meters.
Hydrography[edit]
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[edit]
Le Tech takes its name from the Tech river which runs through the village.
History[edit]
The commune of Le Tech was created on March 19, 1862, by a piece of territory being separated from Prats-de-Mollo.[3]
Government and politics[edit]
Mayors[edit]
| 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[edit]
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Sites of interest[edit]
- 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.
- St Guillem of Combret Hermitage
- Sainte Cécile de Cos church
- Cos tower
- Saint Côme et Saint-Damien de La Llau church
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Tech, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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