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Northern Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya Nord; Spanish: Cataluña del Norte o Cataluña Transpirenaica; French: Catalogne Nord or Pays Catalan) is the name mainly used by the Catalan-speaking community to refer to the part of the historic Principality of Catalonia that came under French governance through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 between France and Spain. It is also called French Catalonia. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... Image File history File links Pirineus_Orientals. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capcir is a catalan comarca, in North Catalonia, and presently under French administration. ... Alta Cerdanya or French Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is an alternative name for the portion of historical Cerdanya, south of the top crest of the Pyrenees, that was ceded to the French crown by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (France and for this reason was chosen as the place to build... Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ... The comarca of Roussillon (Catalan: Rosselló) is a Catalonian comarca in Northern Catalonia, currently under French administration. ... Vallespir is a Catalan comarca, in North Catalonia and currently under French administration. ... Fenholeda, also Fenolhedés (French: Fenouillèdes, Occitan: Fenolhedés/Fenolheda, Catalan: Fenolleda), is an Occitan comarca in the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. ... 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Mount Canigó from Rivesaltes airport

The territory is roughly equal to the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales, though a part of this department (Fenolheda) is part of the Occitan-speaking territories. Northern Catalonia includes the traditional comarques of Rosselló (French: Roussillon), Conflent, Vallespir, Capcir and half of Cerdanya (French: Cerdagne). Image File history File links Picture of Mount Canigó (Rosselló / Roussillon, France) taken from the road to Rivesaltes (PGF) airport in December, 2004. ... Image File history File links Picture of Mount Canigó (Rosselló / Roussillon, France) taken from the road to Rivesaltes (PGF) airport in December, 2004. ... Canigou (Catalan Canigó) is a mountain in southern France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees, Catalan: Pirineus Orientals) is a département of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... Fenholeda, also Fenolhedés (French: Fenouillèdes, Occitan: Fenolhedés/Fenolheda, Catalan: Fenolleda), is an Occitan comarca in the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. ... Occitania refers to the lands where the Occitan language is spoken. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... The comarca of Roussillon (Catalan: Rosselló) is a Catalonian comarca in Northern Catalonia, currently under French administration. ... Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ... Vallespir is a Catalan comarca, in North Catalonia and currently under French administration. ... Capcir is a catalan comarca, in North Catalonia, and presently under French administration. ... Alta Cerdanya or French Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is an alternative name for the portion of historical Cerdanya, south of the top crest of the Pyrenees, that was ceded to the French crown by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (France and for this reason was chosen as the place to build... French Cerdagne is the northern half of Cerdagne that became French at the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, while the southern half remained Spanish (part of Catalonia). ...

The administrative capital is the city of Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà). Perpignan (French: Perpignan; Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France. ... Location within France Perpignan (Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France, and was the capital of the former province of Roussillon (French Catalonia). ...

Northern Catalonia is one of the Catalan-speaking territories referred to by some as the Catalan Countries. The terms Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans) or Catalanofonia (quite similar, in the liguistic sense, to the French Francophonie or the Spanish Hispanidad) includes all territories where the Catalan language is spoken. ...

French is spoken by the whole population. Catalan is estimated to be spoken by a quarter of the population at the most, and understood at some level by around 40%, but it has no official status. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ...

See also

• Language policy in France
• Roussillon - historical county.

This is an article about language policy in France. ... Coat of arms of Roussillon - see also senyera Flag of Roussillon Mount Canigó (Canigou) (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (French: Roussillon, pronounced ; Catalan: Rosselló, pronounced ) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrén...

External links

• Flaix FM - Catalan Radio - French Website
• Catalunya-nord.com
• Catalunya del Nord in the Catalan Encyclopaedia.
• Qui som els catalans del nord ("Who are northern Catalonians?") Catalanist writings (Catalan)
• Vilaweb Catalunya Nord Catalan news portal. (Catalan)
• Catalan, Occitan and French toponomy in Northern Catalonia (Catalan)
• la clau, Northern catalan Magazine