Le Tech

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.

Le Tech is located east of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Elevation ranges from 420 to 2721 meters.

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.

Le Tech takes its name from the Tech river which runs through the village.

The commune of Le Tech was created on March 19, 1862, by a piece of territory being separated from Prats-de-Mollo.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1866 554 —     1872 521 −1.02% 1876 543 +1.04% 1881 498 −1.72% 1886 508 +0.40% 1891 450 −2.40% 1896 458 +0.35% 1901 470 +0.52% 1906 557 +3.45% 1911 512 −1.67% 1921 439 −1.53% 1926 449 +0.45% 1931 410 −1.80%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 370 −2.03% 1946 249 −3.88% 1954 252 +0.15% 1962 218 −1.80% 1968 152 −5.83% 1975 126 −2.64% 1982 124 −0.23% 1990 124 +0.00% 1999 84 −4.24% 2007 86 +0.29% 2012 103 +3.67% 2017 95 −1.60%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

• 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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department