Cerdagne

Cerdagne (Catalan: Cerdanya; French: Cerdagne; Spanish: Cerdaña) is a small region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain and which is historically one of the counties of Catalonia.

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Catalan - French - Spanish - Pyrenees - France - Spain - Catalonia

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Cerdagne has a land area of 1,086.07 km² (419.33 sq. miles), 50.3% being Spanish territory, 49.7% being French territory. In 2001 the population of Cerdagne was approximately 26,500 inhabitants (53.4% on Spanish territory, 46.6% on French territory), which means a density of only 24 inh. per km² (63 inh. per sq. mile), one of the lowest densities in western Europe. The only urban area in Cerdagne is the cross-border urban area of Puigcerdà-Bourg-Madame: 10,900 inhabitants in 2001 (41% of the whole population of Cerdagne).

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1,086.07 km² - 2001 - Puigcerdà - Bourg-Madame

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