Têt (river)
Têt | |
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Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent | |
Basin | |
Main source | Pyrenees |
Source elevation | ±2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
River mouth |
Mediterranean Sea 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°ECoordinates: 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°E |
Size | 1,550 km2 (600 sq mi) |
Country | France |
Physiognomy | |
Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
The Têt (Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Roussillon, southwestern France. It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) 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 (Catalan: Perpinyà).
Tributaries include
Towns along the river include
- Mont-Louis (Mont-Lluis)
- Olette (Oleta)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
- Prades (Prada de Conflent)
- Perpignan (Perpinyà)
- Ille-sur-Tet
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