Cerdanya

Also known as La Cerdanya, Ceritania

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.

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

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History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modern times
Municipalities
French side
Spanish side
Economy
Notable people
References
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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.