Northern Catalonia
territory ceded to France by Spain through the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659
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Summary
Northern Catalonia is a human-geographic territorial entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of human geographic territorial entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,535 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pyrénées-Orientales[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent[5]
- Instance of: cultural region[6]
- Capital: Perpignan[7]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Rosselló[8], Vallespir[9], Conflent[10], Capcir[11], French Cerdagne[12]
- Part of: Pyrénées-Orientales[13], Catalan countries[14]
- Commons category: Northern Catalonia[15]
- Start time: 1930[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northern Catalonia[17]
- Population: 457,238[18], 483,380[19]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Pyrénées-Orientales[20]
- Category for people who died here: Q132122228[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:French-Catalan people[22]
- Area: 4116 km²[23]
- Named by: Alphonse Mias[24]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Northern Catalonia[25]
Why It Matters
Northern Catalonia has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]