The Corbières Massif ( ; ; ) is a mountain range in the Pre-Pyrenees. It is the only true foothill of the Pyrenees on their northern side.

Geography

The Corbières are a mountain region in the

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments o ...

in southeastern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, located in the departements of

Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it " ...

and

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...

. The river

borders the Corbières to the west and north, and the river Agly more or less to the south. The eastern border is the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

. The eastern part of the Corbières bordering the Mediterranean and the Etangs is also known as the ''Corbières Maritimes''; its climate and vegetation (thermo- mediterranean vegetation) are distinct from those in the western part. The highest point of the Corbières is the 1,230 m high

Pic de Bugarach The Pic de Bugarach () or Pech de Bugarach (; ; "Peak of Bugarag") is the highest summit (1230 m) in the Corbières Massif in the French ''Midi''. The western part of the mountain is located on the territory of the commune of Bugarach. I ...

.Christophe Neff : ''Les Corbières maritimes – forment-elles un étage de végétation méditerranéenne thermophile masqué par la pression humaine ?'' In: Eric Fouache (Edit.): ''The Mediterranean World Environment and History. IAG Working Group on Geo-archeology, Symposium Proceedings. Environmental Dynamics and History in Mediterranean Areas, Paris, Université de Paris – Sorbonne 24 – 26 avril 2002''. Paris, 2003, 191 – 202, (Elsevier France, ). File:Carte des Corbières.svg, Map of the Corbières Massif File:Château de Puilaurens, Aude, France 05.jpg, Serre de la Quière, Corbières

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Geography

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