Cerdanya
Sign in to saveCerdanya (; , ; , ; ) or 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Cerdanya
- Settlement.other_name
- La Cerdanya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Natural region and Comarca
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Llívia flors.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Spring landscape of the Cerdanya in Llívia.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Cerdanya.svg
- Settlement.flag_link
- Senyera
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Arms of Cerdanya.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Traditional Coat of Arms
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 70px
- Settlement.blank_emblem_link
- Coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon
- Settlement.image_map
- Diagrama Cerdanya.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map showing Upper Cerdanya and Lower Cerdanya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country(s)
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Subdivisions
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarques
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- CerdanyaUpper Cerdanya (no official status)
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- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modern times
- Municipalities
- French side
- Spanish side
- Economy
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Cerdanya (; , ; , ; ) or 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 , 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 is 24 residents per km2 (63 per sq. mile). The only urban area in Cerdanya is the cross-border urban area of Puigcerdà-Bourg-Madame, which contained 10,900 inhabitants in 2001.