Joch, Pyrénées-Orientales
Joch (Catalan: Jóc) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Joch
Jóc | |
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 The church in Joch | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Joch 
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| Coordinates: 42°37′06″N 2°31′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Vinça Canigou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Villelongue |
| Area 1 | 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 265 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66089 /66320 |
| Elevation | 292–920 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. | |
Geography
Joch is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Joch and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[2] | ||
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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