Taillet

Taillet
Tellet
Commune
The church in the village of Taillet
The church in the village of Taillet
Coat of arms of Taillet
Coat of arms
Location of Taillet
Taillet is located in France
Taillet
Taillet
Location within France
Taillet is located in Occitanie
Taillet
Taillet
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°31′41″N 2°40′22″E / 42.5281°N 2.6728°E / 42.5281; 2.6728
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLe Canigou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Raymond
Area
1
10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Highest elevation
681 m (2,234 ft)
Lowest elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2023)
105
 • Density10.5/km2 (27.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66199 /66400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taillet (Catalan: Tellet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Taillet is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.

The town is at the foot of the eastern end of the Pyrenees mountains, close to the border with the eastern tip of Spain, near the Mediterranean Sea. It mostly has lush forestland, some grazing land for animals and croplands.

Map of Taillet and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 56—    
1975 47−2.47%
1982 52+1.45%
1990 74+4.51%
1999 83+1.28%
2007 81−0.30%
2012 126+9.24%
2017 105−3.58%
2023 105+0.00%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE