Collioure

Collioure is a charming seaside mediterraen town and commune a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales, a part of the ancient Roussillon province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon région. The town has a strong Catalan culture. Population (1999): 2,763.

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Commune - Département - Pyrénées-Orientales - Roussillon - Languedoc-Roussillon - Région - Catalan

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In the early 1900s Collioure became a center of artistic activity, with several Fauve artists making it their meeting place. André Derain, Georges Braque, Othon Friesz, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Tsuguharu Foujita have all used the medieval streets and mediterranean light of Collioure in their paintings.

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Fauve - André Derain - Georges Braque - Othon Friesz - Henri Matisse - Pablo Picasso - Tsuguharu Foujita

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