Arles-sur-Tech
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Shops in Arles-sur-Tech, with the Tour Saint-Sauveur in the background
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 42°27′27″N 2°38′04″E / 42.4575°N 2.6344°ECoordinates: 42°27′27″N 2°38′04″E / 42.4575°N 2.6344°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Haut Vallespir |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | René Bantoure |
| Area1 | 28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 2,671 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66009 /66150 |
| Elevation | 226–1,302 m (741–4,272 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arles-sur-Tech (Catalan: Arles de Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Arles-sur-Tech is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Arles-sur-Tech is situated in the southernmost valley in mainland France before Spain, the Vallespir, through which the 84 km (52 mi) long river "Tech" flows. This small town is surrounded by the eastern Pyrenees which dominate skyline around Arles-sur-Tech. The town sits on the only main road which passes through the valley, the D 115, making it accessible from Spain in the west and the plane of Roussillon and Perpignan in the east. It is located close to the larger and more well-known spa town of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.
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