Fenouillèdes

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Fenouillèdes in Pyrénées-Orientales

Fenouillèdes (; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a French comarca and a traditional Occitan-speaking area in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (Sant Pau de Fenolhet).

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Fenolheda road sign, introduced by Christian Bourquin

Fenouillèdes has been part of France since the Treaty of Corbeil of 1258. In 1790, during the French Revolution, it was incorporated in a newly created département along with the Roussillon comarques.

See also

• Corbières Massif

External links

• information site in French
• La Fenolleda Information and history in Catalan Encyclopaedia.

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