Conflent, the Glossary
Conflent is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales.[1]
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22 relations: Canigou, Capcir, Comarques of Catalonia, County of Conflent, Departments of France, Fenouillèdes, Fillols, French Cerdagne, Ligne de Cerdagne, Middle Ages, Mont-Louis, Northern Catalonia, Occitan language, Pays (France), Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ripollès, Rodès, Rosselló (comarca), Têt (river), Treaty of the Pyrenees, Vallespir.
- Geography of Pyrénées-Orientales
Canigou
The Canigó (Canigó,; Canigou; mons Canigosus or Canigonis) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.
Capcir
Capcir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Conflent and Capcir are Catalonia geography stubs and Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
Comarques of Catalonia
The comarques of Catalonia (singular comarca), often referred to in English as counties, are an administrative division of Catalonia.
See Conflent and Comarques of Catalonia
County of Conflent
The County of Conflent or Confluent (Confluensis) was one of the Catalan counties of the Marca Hispanica in the ninth century.
See Conflent and County of Conflent
Departments of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.
See Conflent and Departments of France
Fenouillèdes
Fenouillèdes (Fenolhedés/Fenolheda; Fenolledès/Fenolleda) is a French comarca and a traditional Occitan-speaking area in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales. Conflent and Fenouillèdes are geography of Pyrénées-Orientales and Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
Fillols
Fillols (Fillols) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Conflent and Fillols are Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
French Cerdagne
French Cerdagne (Alta Cerdanya) 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 a part of Catalonia). Conflent and French Cerdagne are geography of Pyrénées-Orientales.
See Conflent and French Cerdagne
Ligne de Cerdagne
The Ligne de Cerdagne, usually referred to as Le Petit Train Jaune (Little Yellow Train, Tren Groc), is a gauge railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg in the French Pyrenees.
See Conflent and Ligne de Cerdagne
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mont-Louis
Mont-Louis (or el Vilar d'Ovansa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Conflent and Mont-Louis are Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia, North Catalonia or French Catalonia is the formerly Catalan-speaking and cultural territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 in exchange of France's effective renunciation on the formal protection that it had given to the recently founded Catalan Republic. Conflent and Northern Catalonia are geography of Pyrénées-Orientales.
See Conflent and Northern Catalonia
Occitan language
Occitan (occitan), also known as (langue d'oc) by its native speakers, sometimes also referred to as Provençal, is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain's Val d'Aran in Catalonia; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as Occitania.
See Conflent and Occitan language
Pays (France)
In France, a pays is an area whose inhabitants share common geographical, economic, cultural, or social interests, who have a right to enter into communal planning contracts under a law known as the Loi Pasqua or LOADT (Loi d'Orientation pour l'Aménagement et le Développement du Territoire; Directive law concerning territorial planning and development), which took effect on February 4, 1995.
See Conflent and Pays (France)
Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales
Prades is a subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Conflent and Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales are Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
See Conflent and Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (Pirineus Orientals; Pirenèus Orientals), also known as Northern Catalonia, are a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea.
See Conflent and Pyrénées-Orientales
Ripollès
Ripollès (Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain.
Rodès
Rodès (Rodès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Conflent and Rodès are Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
Rosselló (comarca)
The comarca of Roussillon (Rosselló) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Conflent and Rosselló (comarca) are geography of Pyrénées-Orientales and Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
See Conflent and Rosselló (comarca)
Têt (river)
The Têt (Tet) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. Conflent and Têt (river) are Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
Treaty of the Pyrenees
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed on 7 November 1659 and ended the Franco-Spanish War that had begun in 1635.
See Conflent and Treaty of the Pyrenees
Vallespir
Vallespir is a historical Catalan comarca in Northern Catalonia, part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Conflent and Vallespir are Catalonia geography stubs, geography of Pyrénées-Orientales and Pyrénées-Orientales geography stubs.
See also
Geography of Pyrénées-Orientales
- Cantons of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- Conflent
- Fenouillèdes
- French Cerdagne
- GR 10
- Northern Catalonia
- Paulilles
- Pic de Serra Gallinera
- Rosselló (comarca)
- Vallespir