The Tech (; ca, Tec ) is a
river
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in southern
France
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, very close to the French-
Spanish
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border. It runs through a valley in the
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean ...
, in the former
Roussillon
Roussillon ( , , ; ca, Rosselló ; oc, Rosselhon ) is a historical province of France that largely corresponded to the County of Roussillon and part of the County of Cerdagne of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is part of th ...
, and is long.
Its source is the Parcigoule Valley, elevation , and it feeds the
Mediterranean Sea
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. At
Céret, the medieval ''
Devil's bridge'', once the largest bridge arch in the world, spans the river in an arc of in length.
Geography
The Tech flows through 25 different towns, from its source to the sea:
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste,
Serralongue
Serralongue (; ca, Serrallonga) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Serralongue is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
See also
*Communes of ...
,
Le Tech,
Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans,
Montferrer,
Corsavy,
Arles-sur-Tech
Arles-sur-Tech (, literally ''Arles on Tech''; ca, Arles de Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Location
Arles-sur-Tech is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement o ...
,
Montbolo
Montbolo (; ca, Montboló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography Localization
Montbolo is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Geology
Montbolo once ...
,
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda,
Reynès,
Céret,
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (; oc, Sant Joan de Pladecorts) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department
Department may refer to:
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Government ...
,
Maureillas-las-Illas,
Le Boulou,
Tresserre,
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines,
Montesquieu-des-Albères,
Banyuls-dels-Aspres,
Villelongue-dels-Monts,
Brouilla,
Ortaffa,
Palau-del-Vidre
Palau-del-Vidre (; ca, Palau del Vidre) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France
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,
Elne
Elne (; ca, Elna ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies in the former province of Roussillon, of which it was the first capital, being later replaced by Perpignan. Its inhabitants are still called '' ...
and
Argelès-sur-Mer. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea between
Saint-Cyprien and
Argelès-sur-Mer, southeast of
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...
.
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In culture
;Poetry
* ''Ode au Tech'' 'Ode to the Tech''(1912), a poem by the writer Marc Anfossi.[ Fabricio Cardenas]
Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Ode au Tech en 1912''
29 May 2015
References
External links
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Rivers of Pyrénées-Orientales
Céret
0Tech
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of France
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