Joch, Pyrénées-Orientales

Joch
Jóc
Commune
The church in Joch

Coat of arms
Joch
Location within Occitanie region
Joch
Coordinates: 42°37′06″N 2°31′34″E / 42.6183°N 2.5261°E / 42.6183; 2.5261Coordinates: 42°37′06″N 2°31′34″E / 42.6183°N 2.5261°E / 42.6183; 2.5261
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Le Canigou
Intercommunality Vinça Canigou
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Villelongue
Area1 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 146
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

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

Map of Joch and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

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