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'''Conflent''' ({{IPA|fr|kɔ̃flɑ̃}}; {{IPA|ca|kumˈflen}}) is a [[Comarques of Catalonia|historical Catalan comarca]] of [[Northern Catalonia]], now part of the French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]. In the [[Middle Ages]] it comprised the [[County of Conflent]]. | '''Conflent''' ({{IPA|fr|kɔ̃flɑ̃}}; {{IPA|ca|kumˈflen}}) is a [[Comarques of Catalonia|historical Catalan comarca]] of [[Northern Catalonia]], now part of the French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]. In the [[Middle Ages]] it comprised the [[County of Conflent]]. | ||
[[File:Localisation du Conflent - carte simplifiée.jpg|thumb|center|400px|The location of Conflent.]] | |||
The capital of this ''pays'' is [[Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales|Prades]] ({{langx|ca|Prada de Conflent}}), and it borders the ''pays'' of [[Capcir]], [[Rosselló (comarca)|Rosselló]], [[Vallespir]], [[French Cerdagne|Alta Cerdanya]] and [[Ripollès]], and the [[Occitan language|Occitan]]-speaking [[pays (France)|pays]] of [[Fenolleda]]. | The capital of this ''pays'' is [[Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales|Prades]] ({{langx|ca|Prada de Conflent}}), and it borders the ''pays'' of [[Capcir]], [[Rosselló (comarca)|Rosselló]], [[Vallespir]], [[French Cerdagne|Alta Cerdanya]] and [[Ripollès]], and the [[Occitan language|Occitan]]-speaking [[pays (France)|pays]] of [[Fenolleda]]. | ||
It roughly corresponds to | It roughly corresponds to the [[Têt River]] ({{langx|ca|Tet}}) and its neighbourhoods between [[Rodès]] and [[Mont-Louis]] ({{langx|ca|Montlluís}}). Conflent is dominated by the [[Canigou]] ({{langx|ca|Canigó}}) mountain. | ||
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Prades from south-west.jpg|The town of Prades, in the [[Têt (river)|Têt]] valley, seen from the south-west. | Prades from south-west.jpg|The town of Prades, in the [[Têt (river)|Têt]] valley, seen from the south-west. | ||
Fillols, Conflent.jpg|The village of [[Fillols]] (Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain. | Fillols, Conflent.jpg|The village of [[Fillols]] (Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain. | ||
Marble seat in Prades 66.jpg|Marble, schist and granite are among the predominant formations in the surface {{Interlanguage link|geology of Conflent|fr|Conflent#Géologie}}. Near the centre of Prades, there is this elegant wall built with stones from these formations. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 12 December 2025
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Conflent (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent.
The capital of this pays is Prades (Template:Langx), and it borders the pays of Capcir, Rosselló, Vallespir, Alta Cerdanya and Ripollès, and the Occitan-speaking pays of Fenolleda. It roughly corresponds to the Têt River (Template:Langx) and its neighbourhoods between Rodès and Mont-Louis (Template:Langx). Conflent is dominated by the Canigou (Template:Langx) mountain.
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The town of Prades, in the Têt valley, seen from the south-west.
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The village of Fillols (Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain.
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Marble, schist and granite are among the predominant formations in the surface Template:Interlanguage link. Near the centre of Prades, there is this elegant wall built with stones from these formations.
See also
External links
- Conflent in Catalan Encyclopaedia.
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