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Angoustrine
Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Government and politics Mayors Population Sites of interest * Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, romanesque (12th c.). * Saint-Martin d'Envalls chapel, romanesque. * Saint-Assiscle et Sainte-Victoire de Villeneuve-des-Escaldes church, romanesque. * The new Saint-André d'Angoustrine church, built in the 19th century. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Pyrénées-Orientales Department
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a significant minority of the population. The Catalan names of communes are taken from the ''Enciclopèdia catalana'' and are intended for comparison with the official French names: they do not indicate the current or former linguistic status of the commune. List of intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Communauté urbaine [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llívia
Llívia (; es, Llivia ) is a town in the ''comarca'' of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave surrounded by the French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2009, the municipality of Llívia had a total population of 1,589. It is separated from the rest of Spain by a corridor about wide, which includes the French communes of Ur and Bourg-Madame. The Segre river, a tributary of the Spanish Ebro, flows through Llívia. History Llívia was the site of an Iberian oppidum that commanded the region and was named ''Julia Lybica'' by the Romans. It was the capital of Cerdanya in antiquity, before being replaced by Hix ( commune of Bourg-Madame, France) in the Middle Ages. During the Visigothic period, its citadel, the ''castrum Libiae'', was held by the rebel Paul of Narbonne against King Wamba in 672. As the "town (or 'city') of Cerdanya," 8th century Llívia may also have been the scene of the siege by which governor Abdul Rahman A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Angles, Pyrénées-Orientales
Les Angles (; ca, Els Angles, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Only two sisters survived, they are believed to have donated all of the land to the commune of Les Angles. Geography Localisation Les Angles is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Government and politics Mayors Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... ReferencesActivities in Les Angles External links Official site Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (; ca, Font-romeu, Odelló i Vià), or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France. It comprises the villages of Odeillo and Via, as well as Font-Romeu, one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees. Geography Localization Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is bordered by the communes of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Targasonne, Égat, Estavar, Saillagouse, Eyne and Bolquère. Transportation Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via station is served by the Yellow Train line, a railway which runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Latour-de-Carol. Toponymy The names of Odeillo and Via appear in 839 as ''parrochia Hodellone et parrochia Avizano''. Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985 The name ''Font-Romeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Les Pyrénées Catalanes
The canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Prades. It consists of the following communes: # Les Angles # Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes # Ayguatébia-Talau # Bolquère #Bourg-Madame # La Cabanasse #Campôme #Canaveilles #Catllar # Caudiès-de-Conflent # Clara-Villerach #Codalet # Conat # Dorres # Égat # Enveitg # Err # Escaro # Estavar # Eus # Eyne # Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via # Fontpédrouse # Fontrabiouse #Formiguères # Jujols #Latour-de-Carol # La Llagonne # Llo # Los Masos # Matemale #Molitg-les-Bains #Mont-Louis #Mosset # Nahuja #Nohèdes # Nyer # Olette # Oreilla #Osséja # Palau-de-Cerdagne #Planès #Porta # Porté-Puymorens # Prades # Puyvalador # Railleu # Réal #Ria-Sirach # Saillagouse # Sainte-Léocadie # Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats # Sansa # Sauto #Serdinya # Souanyas # Targ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Prades
The arrondissement of Prades is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department ( Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 123 communes. Its population is 59,828 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Prades, and their INSEE codes, are: # Les Angles (66004) # Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (66005) # Ansignan (66006) # Arboussols (66007) # Ayguatébia-Talau (66010) # Baillestavy (66013) # Bélesta (66019) # Bolquère (66020) # Boule-d'Amont (66022) # Bouleternère (66023) # Bourg-Madame (66025) # La Cabanasse (66027) # Campôme (66034) # Campoussy (66035) # Canaveilles (66036) # Caramany (66039) # Casefabre (66040) # Casteil (66043) # Catllar (66045) # Caudiès-de-Conflent (66047) # Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes (66046) # Clara-Villerach (66051) # Codalet (66052) # Conat (66054) # Corbère (66055) # Corbère-les-Cabanes (66056) # Corneilla-de-Conflent (66057) # Corneilla-la-Rivière (660 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolquère
Bolquère (; ca, Bolquera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localization Bolquère is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Transportation Bolquère-Eyne station is the highest railway station on the SNCF network at an elevation of 1593m he highest SNCF station is the Gare du Lac at 1914m on the stand-alone Train de L' Artouste line It serves the Yellow Train exclusively. Government and politics ;Mayors Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References External links *City council website Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorres
Dorres (; ca, Dorres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Dorres is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. History Various tools and evidence of occupation found in the surroundings prove that the territory of Dorres was already occupied in prehistoric times. Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985 At the end of the 9th century, Dorres was a property of Sunifred (who died ca. 890), a son of Sunifred, count of Cerdanya. Having become the abbot of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech, Sunifred then gave Dorres to his nephew and godson Radulf, himself the son of Wilfred the Hairy and future bishop of Urgell. Later, in the 12th century, is found the name of ''Guillem de Edorres'', supposed to be the local lord. From the 14th century, Dorres becomes part of the crown estate. Being mainly mountain territory, Dorres w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Targasonne
Targasonne (; ca, Targasona; before 2022: ''Targassonne'') is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France. Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center. Geography Targasonne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It is located at 1,600 meters near the villages of Égat and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via. The closest cities are Foix in the North-West at 61 kilometres and Perpignan at 90 kilometres to the East. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department * THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center *Solar furnace in Odeillo *Cerdanya Cerdanya () or often La Cerdanya ( la, Ceretani or ''Ceritania''; french: Cerdagne; es, Cerdaña), is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the counti ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOriental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
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Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales
Ur (; ca, Ur，) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Toponymy The name of the village is attested in the form ''Hur'' as early as 839 AD, and is of pre-Indo-European origin, coming from the ''Ur-Or-Ar'' root - quite common in the Pyrenees - which designates a place where there is a spring or a river; the pre-Celtic root ''*Ur-'' still means "water" in Basque. Despite local folklore, there is no known relation to the Biblical city-state of Ur. Geography Ur is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Ur-Les Escaldes station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol. Population See also * Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porté-Puymorens
Porté-Puymorens (; ca, Portè) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Porté-Puymorens is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Porté-Puymorens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
