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French Cerdagne (Catalan: Alta Cerdanya, IPA: [ˈaɫtə sərˈðaɲə]) 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). Catalonians often refer to French Cerdagne as Upper Cerdanya (Catalan: Alta Cerdanya). It is the only French territory in the Iberian Peninsula, as it is in the south side of the Pyrenees range between Spain and France. For example, the Segre river, which goes west and then south to meet the Ebro, has its source in the French Cerdagne.
French Cerdagne has no special status inside France, simply forming an area within the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, unlike the Spanish part of Cerdanya, which is officially a Catalan comarca called simply Cerdanya. In France, the French area is referred to as either Cerdagne française (i.e. "French Cerdagne"), Haute Cerdagne (i.e. "Upper Cerdagne") or just Cerdagne.
French Cerdagne has a land area of 539.67 km² (208.37 sq. miles). Its 1999 population was 12,035, resulting in a density of only 22 people per km² (58 per sq. mile).
French Cerdagne has the most cloud-free days in France, and was therefore chosen as the place to build:
- the solar furnace of Odeillo (Catalan: Odelló) (official site), used for high-temperature scientific experiments;
- the Thémis experimental solar power plant (operated by EDF from 1983 to 1986); it is now decommissioned as a power plant, but is being used as a Cerenkov telescope for the detection of Gamma rays [1]
Communes [link]
Population as of 1999 French census.
- Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (Catalan: Angostrina) - pop. 549
- Bolquère (Catalan: Bolquera) - pop. 730 (779 at 2004 census)
- Bourg-Madame (Catalan: La Guingueta d’Ix) - pop. 1,166 (1,198 at 2004 census)
- Dorres - pop. 219
- Égat (Catalan Èguet) - pop. 494 (475 at 2004 census)
- Enveitg (Catalan Enveig) - pop. 621
- Err (Catalan Er) - pop. 551
- Estavar - pop. 409
- Eyne (Catalan Eina) - pop. 127 (161 at 2004 census)
- Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via (Catalan Font-Romeu, Odelló i Vià) - pop. 2,003
- La Cabanasse (Catalan La Cabanassa) - pop. 622 (756 at 2004 census)
- Latour-de-Carol (Catalan La Tor de Querol) - pop. 367
- Llo - pop. 133
- Mont-Louis (Catalan Montlluís) - pop. 270
- Nahuja (Catalan Naüja) - pop. 63
- Osséja (Catalan Osseja) - pop. 1,282
- Palau-de-Cerdagne (Catalan Palau de Cerdanya) - pop. 424 (496 at 2004 census)
- Planès - pop. 27
- Porta - pop. 98
- Porté-Puymorens (Catalan Portè) - pop. 147
- Saillagouse (Catalan Sallagosa) - pop. 820
- Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats (Catalan Sant Pere dels Forcats) - pop. 213
- Sainte-Léocadie (Catalan Santa Llocaia) - pop. 140
- Targassonne (Catalan Targasona) - pop. 203 (194 at 2004 census)
- Ur - pop. 308
- Valcebollère (Catalan: Vallsabollera) - pop. 49
See also [link]
External links [link]
- L'Alta Cerdanya in Catalan Encyclopaedia.
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Cerdanya
Cerdanya (Catalan pronunciation: [sərˈðaɲə], Latin: Ceretania or Ceritania, French: Cerdagne, Spanish: Cerdaña), often la Cerdanya, is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the counties of Catalonia.
Cerdanya has a land area of 1,086 km2 (419 sq mi), divided almost evenly between Spain (50.3%) and France (49.7%). In 2001 its population was approximately 26,500, of whom 53% lived on Spanish territory. Its population density of 24 residents per km² (63 per sq. mile) is one of the lowest in Western Europe. The only urban area in Cerdanya is the cross-border urban area of Puigcerdà-Bourg-Madame, which contained 10,900 inhabitants in 2001.
The area enjoys a high annual amount of sunshine – around 3,000 hours per year. For this reason, pioneering large-scale solar power projects have been built in several locations in French Cerdagne, including Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, the Themis plant near Targassonne, and Mont-Louis Solar Furnace in Mont-Louis.
Cerdanya (comarca)
Cerdanya (Spanish: Baja Cerdaña; French: Basse Cerdagne) is a comarca in northern Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia. Cerdanya is divided between Catalan provinces of Lleida and Girona. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.
Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" of Alt Pirineu (or Alto Pirineo), according to "Vegueries of Catalonia law".
The area is sometimes called Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") to distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which was ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" of la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, and el Baridà.
Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spanish exclave, completely surrounded by French territory.
