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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Orientales

Intercommunality
  
Haut Vallespir

Area
  
28.82 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:20 PM

Region
  
Occitanie

Canton
  
Arles-sur-Tech

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
2,728 (2010)

Arrondissement
  
Céret

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 45% Humidity

Arles-sur-Tech (Catalan: Arles de Tec) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Map of 66150 Arles, France

Localisation

Arles-sur-Tech is located in the canton of Arles-sur-Tech and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Arles-sur-Tech is situated in the southernmost valley in mainland France before Spain, the Vallespir, through which the 84 km (52 mi) long river "Tech" flows. This small town is surrounded by the eastern Pyrenees which dominate skyline around Arles-sur-Tech. The town sits on the only main road which passes through the valley, the D 115, making it accessible from Spain in the west and the plane of Roussillon and Perpignan in the east. It is located close to the larger and more well-known spa town of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.

International relations

Arles-sur-Tech is twinned with:

  • Cubelles, Spain

    • Sites of interest

  • Saint-Mary Abbey : Arles-sur-Tech is best known for its abbey, which allegedly holds the relics of Saints Abdon and Sennen in a sarcophagus called Sainte Tombe, traditionally believed to have been brought from Rome by Abbot Arnulf in the middle of the tenth century. Its waters are traditionally believed to hold miraculous healing properties.
  • The Caixa de Rotllan, a dolmen.
  • Saint-Stephen church
  • Saint-Saviour church
  • Saint-Peter church
  • Holy Cross church
  • The Fou canyon, said to be the world's narrowest.

    • References

    Arles-sur-Tech Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA