The Côte Vermeille ( ca, Costa Vermella, meaning "vermilion coast") is a region in 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, ...
of
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. ...
on the Mediterranean Coast near the border with Spain. The Côte Vermeille stretches from
Argelès-sur-Mer to the border village of
Cerbère
Cerbère (; ca, Cervera de la Marenda) is a commune and railway town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[Collioure
Collioure (; ca, Cotlliure, ) is a commune in the southern French department of Pyrénées-Orientales.
Geography
The town of Collioure is on the Côte Vermeille (Vermilion Coast), in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissement ...]
,
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres (; ca, Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southwestern France.
A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southwestern France, Port-Vendres is re ...
and
Banyuls-sur-Mer are nested along a 20 km stretch of beaches, small bays, creeks and coves.
See also
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Paulilles
Paulilles is a protected area on the Mediterranean Sea, located between the towns of Port-Vendres, and Banyuls-sur-Mer in Pyrénées-Orientales, North Catalonia, France.
History
The Dynamite Factory
Paulilles Recreational Park occupies a reha ...
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Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
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Route départementale 914
The Route Départementale 914 or RD 914 is the scenic route by the Mediterranean Sea, between Perpignan and Cerbère, at the Spanish border.
Formerly named Route Nationale 114, or RN 114 before being handed to the département of Pyrénées-Orie ...
Landforms of Pyrénées-Orientales
Protected areas of France
Northern Catalonia
Vermeille
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