Val d'Aran

Occitan-speaking unique territorial entity in Catalonia

Occitan language dialect

200px|thumb|Bosque chairlift thumb|Baqueira 1800 thumb|Dera Reina chairlift

mountain pass

Vall d'Aran regional government

road tunnel in Catalonia

1944 military operation

thumb|The current six Aranese terçons and the municipal boundaries The terçons (Aranese Occitan: terçon; Catalan: terçó) form the geographical subdivision of the Aran Valley, in Catalonia. It was in use from the granting of the Querimonia, in 1313, until its abolition in 1833 with the Spanish provincial division. It was then traditionally maintained in common use as an identity element until its restoration in 1990 as a constituency for the General Council of Aran.

The Querimonia () is a legal document written in Latin that details the political and administrative autonomy granted to the Aran Valley (Catalonia, Spain) by James II of Aragon in 1313. The valley maintained a special status until 1834 when the queen regent María Cristina forced the integration of the valley with the province of Lleida. In 1990, the Aranese once again achieved a measure of autonomy when the autonomous community of Catalonia devolved power to the local government, giving them control over education, sanitation, culture, environment, agriculture and tourism.

human settlement in Bausen, Val d'Aran, Alt Pirineu i Aran, Spain