Têt River
Encyclopedia
The Têt is the largest river
in Roussillon
, southeastern France
. It is 116 km long. The Têt has its source at the foot of the Pic Carlit
in the Pyrenees
. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales
département (Northern Catalonia
) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea
, near Perpignan
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Roussillon
Roussillon
Roussillon is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales...
, southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is 116 km long. The Têt has its source at the foot of the Pic Carlit
Carlit
Carlit is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 2921 metres above sea level....
in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
département (Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia is a term that is sometimes used, particularly in Catalan writings, to refer to the territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659...
) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
, near Perpignan
Perpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
.
Tributaries include
- Riberole
- Carança
- MantetMantetMantet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales departmentThe village of Mantet lies at an altitude of 1550 metres about 200 metres below the Col de Mantet...
- Rotja
- CadyCady-People:* Carol Cady, shot putter and discus thrower* Charlie Cady, baseball player* Claude E. Cady, politician* Daniel Cady, jurist * E. F. Cady, co-founder of Cadyville, USA* Frank Cady, actor* Hamilton Cady, chemist...
- Castellane
- Lentilla
- BoulèsBoulesBoules is a collective name for games played with metal balls.Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the 'jack' as you can. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen...
Towns along the river include
- Mont-LouisMont-LouisMont-Louis is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group....
(Mont-Lluis) - OletteOletteOlette is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Demography:-References:*...
(Oleta) - Villefranche-de-ConflentVillefranche-de-ConflentVillefranche-de-Conflent is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.-The Capital of Conflent:The original town dates from 1098 and is fortified because of its strategic position in lands that changed hands between French and Spanish occupation.* 1374, Villefranche...
(Vilafranca de Conflent) - PradesPrades, Pyrénées-OrientalesPrades is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historical Conflent comarca. Its inhabitants are called Pradéens.-Geography:...
(Prada de Conflent) - PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
(Perpinyà)