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Joch, Pyrénées-Orientales

Coordinates: 42°37′06″N 2°31′34″E / 42.6183°N 2.5261°E / 42.6183; 2.5261
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Joch
Jóc
The church in Joch
The church in Joch
Coat of arms of Joch
Location of Joch
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Joch is located in France
Joch
Joch
Joch is located in Occitanie
Joch
Joch
Coordinates: 42°37′06″N 2°31′34″E / 42.6183°N 2.5261°E / 42.6183; 2.5261
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Villelongue[1]
Area
1
3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
367
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66089 /66320
Elevation292–920 m (958–3,018 ft)
(avg. 329 m or 1,079 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joch (French pronunciation: [ʒɔk] ; Catalan: Jóc) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Joch is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Joch and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 160—    
1975 122−3.80%
1982 124 0.23%
1990 135 1.07%
1999 146 0.87%
2007 222 5.38%
2012 246 2.07%
2017 265 1.50%
2021 367 8.48%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE