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

Taillet
Tellet
The church in the village of Taillet
The church in the village of Taillet
Coat of arms of Taillet
Location of Taillet
Map
Taillet is located in France
Taillet
Taillet
Taillet is located in Occitanie
Taillet
Taillet
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[1]
Area
1
10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
105
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66199 /66400
Elevation198–681 m (650–2,234 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

As of 2017 the population was 105.[3]

Geography edit

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 edit

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%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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