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
Map
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[edit]

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

Map of Joch and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

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%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE