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The Franco-Spanish border runs for 656.3 kilometres (407.8 mi) between southwestern France and northeastern Spain. It begins in the west on the Bay of Biscay at the French city of Hendaye and the Spanish city of Irun ( 43°22′32″N 01°47′31″W / 43.37556°N 1.79194°W / 43.37556; -1.79194
The following is a list of border crossing points in France (French: points de passages frontaliers, or "PPF") forming the external border of the Schengen Area.By contrast, the term points de passages autorisés ("PPA") refers to the crossing points at the border between France and other Schengen countries (i.e. internal borders of the Schengen Area).
Its contiguous Spanish twin town, Els Límits (a parish of the commune of La Jonquera, in the Province of Girona), is situated in the east and south side of the urban area. Also part of the main road, Avenue de France , is in both France and Spain; and its eastern side (in Els Limits) is named Avinguda de Catalunya . [ 4 ]
Els Límits, which name means "The Border", is situated on the borders with Languedoc-Roussillon (), close to the historical region of Vallespir.Its contiguous French twin town, Le Perthus (a municipality in the Pyrénées-Orientales department), is situated in the north and west side of the urban area.
Contains border crossings between France and Spain and requires a passport Pages in category "France–Spain border crossings" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The border's western extremity starts at the western Andorra–Spain–France tripoint, located at the summit of the Pic de Médécourbe (42°36'13"N 1°26'33" E). [1] It then follows a general north-east direction before switching south-eastwards to the eastern Andorra–Spain–France tripoint 42°30'09"N 1°43'33" E).
The village is best known for the border railway station, Gare de Cerbère, on the French side of the border on the railway line between Perpignan and Barcelona. Since France and Spain use different rail gauges , the border stations of Cerbère and Portbou are quite busy with various transfer or gauge adjustment operations.
France–Spain border crossings (25 P) Pages in category "France–Spain border" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.