Bourg-Madame

Bourg-Madame (Catalan: la Guingueta d'Ix) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Saillagouse and in the arrondissement of Prades. It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia.

Toponymy

The town used to be known in French as Les Guinguettes, until 1815 when it was renamed Bourg-Madame in honour of the wife of the Duke of Angoulême. The Catalan name for the town is still the traditional one.

Government and politics

Mayors

Population

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

Vespella de Gaià, Spain

See also

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