Conflent (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca of

Northern Catalonia Northern Catalonia, North Catalonia, ; french: Catalogne (du) Nord ; oc, Catalonha (del) Nòrd; es, Cataluña (del) Norte) French Catalonia or Roussillon refers to the Catalan-speaking and Catalan-culture territory ceded to France by Spain ...

, now part of the French

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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 Sea. ...

. In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

it comprised the

County of Conflent The County of Conflent or Confluent ( la, Confluensis) was one of the Catalan counties of the Marca Hispanica in the ninth century. Usually associated with the County of Cerdanya and the county of Razès, and was located to the west of County of R ...

. The capital of this ''pays'' is Prades ( ca, Prada de Conflent), and it borders the ''pays'' of Capcir, Rosselló,

Vallespir Vallespir (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca in Northern Catalonia, part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders Conflent, Rosselló, Alt Empordà, Garrotxa and Ripollès. It l ...

Alta Cerdanya French Cerdagne ( ca, Alta Cerdanya, ) is the northern half of Cerdanya, which came under French control as a result of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, while the southern half remained in Spain (as part of Catalonia). Catalans often refer t ...

and

Ripollès Ripollès (; es, link=no, Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll. Ripollès borders the c ...

, and the

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

-speaking pays of Fenolleda. It roughly corresponds to the valley of the Têt River ( ca, Tet) and its neighbourhoods between

Rodès Rodès (; oc, Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Rodès is in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orien ...

and

Mont-Louis Mont-Louis (; or ''el Vilar d'Ovansa'') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Mont-Louis is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Mont-Louis-La Cab ...

( ca, Montlluís). Conflent is dominated by the

Canigou The Canigó ( ca, Canigó, french: Canigou ; la, mons Canigosus or Canigonis) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France. The Canigó is located less than from the sea and has an elevation of . Due to its sharp flanks and its dra ...

( ca, Canigó) mountain. Prades from south-west.jpg, The town of Prades, in the Têt valley, seen from the south-west. Fillols, Conflent.jpg, The village of

Fillols Fillols (; ca, Fillols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Fillols is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyré ...

(Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain.

External links

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''in Catalan Encyclopaedia''. {{Authority control Geography of Pyrénées-Orientales